Rodman at Vatican, Hawking Gambling Site

Globe-trotting ambassador Dennis Rodman has arrived in Vatican City as promised, though his main goal isn't very saint-like. He's pushing Irish gambling site Paddy Power, reports CBS News. As part of the gambit, Rodman says he intends to meet the next pope and predicts it will be a black cardinal, specifically Peter Turkson, though AP tweaks him for not being too familiar with the candidate. "From Africa, right?" Rodman asks. (In fairness to Rodman, AP is running several photographs of Turkson incorrectly identifying him as from Nigeria; it's actually Ghana.)

Before he left for Rome, Rodman explained his modest goals to TMZ: "I want to be anywhere in the world that I'm needed," he said. "I want to spread a message of peace and love throughout the world." (More Dennis Rodman stories.)