The Catholic officials in the Vatican have made a historic mistake when the name 'Jesus' was misspelled as 'Lesus' on a medal meant to be used as a souvenir to commemorate the beginning of the papacy of the first ever Pope from the Jesuit Order and the first ever to answer the name, Francis in the 2000-year history of the 1.2 billion strong church.
Over 6,000 units of the medal produced by the Italian State Mint and meant for sale throughout the world have been recalled after only four had been sold, according to Catholic News Service (CNS) and Vatican Information Service reports.
The medal bears the image of the new Catholic pontiff Pope Francis I on one side and an inscription which is said to have inspired the new pope to choose a vocation to the catholic priesthood. The inscription which should have read "Vidit ergo Iesus publicanum et quia miserando antque eligendo vidit,
ait illi sequere me." (Translation: "Jesus, therefore, saw the publican,
and because he saw by having mercy and by choosing, He said to him,
'Follow me'") instead read "Vidit ergo Lesus publicanum et quia miserando antque eligendo vidit,
ait illi sequere me." (Translation: "Lesus, therefore, saw the publican,
and because he saw by having mercy and by choosing, He said to him,
'Follow me'").
On the funny side, CBS News reports about an observer who said 'I blame the Lesuits' concerning the happening obviously alluding to the event and the fact that Pope Francis I is a Jesuit.
Now, what happens? Will all the medals - 200 in gold, 3,000 in silver and 3,000 in bronze - become a waste? What do you think.
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