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Pope Francis gets a new Lamborghini, auctions it off

Pope Francis signing a Lamborghini Huracan received as a gift as Lamborghini CEO Stefano Domenicali (second right) looks on. PHOTO | OSSERVATORE ROMANO

By  AFP

Luxury sports car maker Lamborghini gave Pope Francis a personalised white supercar on Wednesday, but he put it up for auction to raise money for charity rather than give up his trademark popemobile.

The Huracan sports car, which boasts a 610 metric horsepower, was blessed by the pontiff, who bent to scrawl his signature on its gleaming bonnet before it was sent off to Sotheby's auction house.

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