WHDH-TV | Pope opposed Bob Dylan singing to John Paul in 1997 Reuters - By Philip Pullella. VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict was opposed to Bob Dylan appearing at a youth event with the late Pope John Paul in 1997 because he considered the pop star the wrong kind of "prophet," Benedict writes in a new book issued on ... First step in John Paul II's beatification process next month Dylan not Pope Benedict's kind of prophet |