Pope's Harley Davidson auctioned in Paris
The "Popebike", a Harley-Davidson that briefly belonged to Pope Francis and is signed by the pontiff, was to be auctioned in Paris on Thursday.
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When it celebrated its 110th birthday last June, Harley Davidson gave Pope Francis two of its motorcycles and a jacket.
Today the Harley, a 1,585cc Dyna Super Glide, is up for sale to raise funds for a Catholic charity.
The fuel tank is signed by the pontiff and will be sold in aid of Caritas Roma, a foundation tasked with sheltering the poor.
The sale, organised by the British auction house Bonhams at the prestigious Grand Palais museum in Paris, will help the charity to renovate a hostel and soup kitchen in Rome.
The bidding started at 12,000 euros and a mystery European buyer paid a total of 241,500 euros to obtain the bike.
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