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WILMINGTON -- Move over Tiger Woods, Drew Bledsoe and Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Pope John Paul II is now showing his team colors with the new Vatican Visa card.

MBNA announced that they will become the official credit card issuer of the Roman Catholic Church, which joins the National Football League, the National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, PGA Tour, LPGA, and USTA. In addition, MBNA is endorsed by more than 400 motorsports groups, including NASCAR, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the National Hot Rod Association.

"With a 'fan base' of over one billion members, the Catholic Church dwarfs all the other sports organizations we've worked with to date," said MBNA spokesperson Lucy Phirsatin. "Now every time a parishioner uses their MBNA Vatican Team Visa for a purchase or donation, they can not only honor their favorite patron saint, they earn valuable reward points for every purchase dollar charged."

Rewards points can be not only be redeemed for terrific prizes, but may also qualify for penance credits.

Visa has announced a marketing campaign to launch the new card based on their trademark "Every Place You Want To Be" theme, featuring a computer resurrected George Burns as God accepting only Visa credit cards at the pearly gates.














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