Places Pope Benedict Won't Visit: Orange, Australia

But hey, the Central West Business Chamber in Orange, Australia, decided to give it a shot:

The Central West Business Chamber has sent a letter to Sydney’s Catholic Archbishop Cardinal George Pell asking him to pass on Orange’s invitation to the pope, reminding him that Orange has one of the largest Catholic populations in NSW.

“He’d be amongst friends,” said Central West Business Chamber of Commerce president Ellie Brown.

“Staying in Orange would give the pope the opportunity to see Australia away from the big cities and allow him to experience our rich natural and indigenous heritage.”
“We would hope that he would consider coming but we understand if his schedule and security team wouldn’t allow it.”

Sorry, but you probably needed to give him a little more notice. The local priest agrees:

Orange priest Father Tony Hennessy said it was very kind of the Orange community to invite the pope although he believes the chances of him taking up the offer were “0000”.

The local reporting paper had some fun with the story, including a photoshopped image with it:

The caption they included: "The pope’s proposed visit to Orange could include a trip to Towac Park. Graphic Jude Keogh."

.... yeah, that's about right. :-)