The Pope and The Space Shuttle - WTF?

Maybe Armageddon really isn't that far off...two subjects I thought I would never see in the same sentence were the Pope and the Space Shuttle.

Apparently, talking to the Pope can make your hair form itself into a halo which could be considered a form of divine intervention...or maybe she just stuck her finger in a light socket! Too close to call!

Also, why was the Pope talking to them while they were in orbit around the earth...on "Doomsday 2011"? We're the astronauts "secret agents" to see if people were ascending to Heaven? Coincidence? Hmmmm...?