So, considering all of the above, I found the following very interesting as well.
the following is a Tarot card that is a modern day spin off of an older more well known tarot card called The Hierophant, which is traditionally called *THE POPE*.
Here is the explanation from the maker of the card....
....The Hierophant is a card from the classic Rider-Waite Tarot deck, also sometimes called The High Priest, or more historically The Pope. I chose Prince for this card for a variety of reasons. First is that he has a song called “Pope,” the chorus of which is “u can be the president, I’d rather be the pope“. Second, part of the real Pope’s official title is “Prince of the Apostles.”
His divine symbol is a union of male/female symbols - here we see it affixed to the papal crucifix, reminding us of Christ’s coming reserection. He wears the papal mitre, and rides the traditional purple papal motorcycle. As the keeper of sacred mysteries, he also holds Janus/St. Peter’s keys to heaven. As in the traditional tarot deck, at his feet are the two initiates.
A vivifying purple rain falls from on high. Further off in the distance is St. Peter’s Basilica glows at night. This photo is taken from fringe media sources, and supposedly indicates a UFO which was witnessed during Pope John Paul II’s funeral.
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Ok, not that I take the above seriously as the tarot is not something that I practice. The tarot is however important to many people in high positions that are making decisions about things that affect your life everyday and therefore its symbolism can be useful to our discussions of their thinking and plans.
I just found it highly interesting in light of the journey that we have taken to get to this point ... the super bowl, halftime, Prince, the doves, purple rain, the pope, purple smoke, etc... that there happens to be a tarot card anywhere on earth that portrays PRINCE as a PURPLE POPE!
Here is a link to the above card....
http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/05/02/celebrity-tarot-the-pope/
Here is a link to the original Rider Waite card.....
http://www.facade.com/tarot/description/?Deck=rider_waite&Card=6
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