Lauream

Lauream: noun. A mass honouring a person with an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement. Laureams can only be organised and conducted by the Pope or the Pope Emeritus. In fact this is the only thing of virtually any value that a Pope Emeritus can do, giving at least some substantiality to otherwise an entirely meaningless title. Interestingly Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has not taken advantage of this and remains an entirely powerless figure of politics...I mean honourable and distinguished in retirement. The last lauream was conducted by Pope John Paul I in the 26 days he reigned as pope. There are various conspiracy theories that he was killed because he refused to provide a lauream for the great Emma Bunton, distinguished singer of the renowned group known as "Spice Girls".