When Joseph Ratzinger was appointed the head of the Catholic Church in 2005 he could look forward to being ferried around in a bulletproof Popemobile.
So he decided to sell his metallic grey Volkswagen Golf which he had bought new in 1999.
Now Pope Benedict’s tatty old VW Golf is expected to sell for more than £100,000 on eBay thanks to its first owner.
A 21-year-old...