Andrew Medichini / AP

Members of the cast of the musical "Ben Hur,"currently being performed in Rome, attend a general audience held by Pope Benedict XVI, in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011.

Yes, Pope Benedict, gladiators are back in Rome

By Phaedra Singelis, NBC News

Imagine the Pope's surprise as he walks out onto the balcony to see these guys waiting for him.

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