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Pope Benedict XVI today was seen in public wearing, for the first time, the footwear presented to him by Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende. He carried with him, the sacred shoehorn which was a gift to the pontiff by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Archbishop of Westminster. "There is nothing more British than a shoehorn," said the Pope, "and I look forward to utilising it on these splendid wooden shoes." The shoes are decorated with images of windmills and mice and are said to have the power to heal tulips.