thepittsburghhistoryjournal:

April 2, 1980 &mdash; Andy Warhol&rsquo;s Diaries entry for his meeting with Pope John Paul II:
&ldquo;Fred and I had to leave for our private audience wth the pope&hellip;. We got our tickets and then the driver dropped us off at the Vatican&hellip;. They finally took us to our seats with the rest of the 5,000 people and a nun screamed out, &ldquo;You&rsquo;re Andy Warhol! Can I have your autograph?&rdquo; &nbsp;She looked like Valerie Solanis so I got scared she&rsquo;d pull out a gun and shoot me. &nbsp;Then I had to sign five more autographs for other nuns&hellip;. Then finally the pope was coming our way. &nbsp;He shook everybody&rsquo;s hand and I said I was fom New York, too. &nbsp;I didn&rsquo;t kiss his hand&hellip;. The mob behind was were jumping down from their seats, it was scary. &nbsp;As soon as Fred and I got blessed we ran out.&rdquo;