U.S President George.W.Bush at Vatican meeting with Pope Benedict XVI.

Benedict XVI receives from George W. Bush a framed picture of them walking along the White House colonnade on their way to the Oval Office in April- Pope Benedict XVI gave President Bush a rare peak of the Vatican Gardens, a spot where popes pray privately and only special guests are allowed to stroll. In an apparent gesture of appreciation for the warm welcome Bush gave him in Washington in April, Benedict welcomed the president and first lady Laura Bush near St. John's Tower in the lush Vatican Gardens. (Photo by MAURIX/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)