Photo gallery: Pope's secretary 'Gorgeous George' on Vanity Fair cover
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A cover of Italy's Vanity Fair magazine shows Archbishop Georg Ganswein on cover in this handout picture released by the Vanity Fair press office on Jan 15, 2013. Archbishop Georg Ganswein, Pope Benedict's private secretary, who has been dubbed "Gorgeous George" by the Italian media, is now a real-life cover boy. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A woman holds a copy of Italy's Vanity Fair magazine showing Archbishop Georg Ganswein on the cover in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Jan 16, 2013. Archbishop Georg Ganswein, Pope Benedict's private secretary, who has been dubbed "Gorgeous George" by the Italian media, is now a real-life cover boy. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A news vendor holds a copy of Italy's Vanity Fair magazine showing Archbishop Georg Ganswein on the cover in downtown Rome on Jan 16, 2013. Archbishop Georg Ganswein, Pope Benedict's private secretary, who has been dubbed "Gorgeous George" by the Italian media, is now a real-life cover boy. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Pope Benedict XVI's personal secretary Georg Gaenswein waits to be imposed with hands from cardinals as he is elevated as a bishop during the Epiphany mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Jan 6, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Pope Benedict XVI's personal secretary Georg Gaenswein (left) is congratulated by cardinals after he was elevated as a bishop during the Epiphany mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Jan 6, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Pope Benedict XVI's personal secretary Georg Gaenswein walks with his pastoral staff after been elevated as a bishop during the Epiphany mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Jan 6, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Pope Benedict XVI (left) blesses, flanked by his private secretary Archbishop Georg Ganswein during the weekly audience in the Vatican on Jan 16, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Pope Benedict XVI speaks next to his private secretary Archbishop Georg Ganswein during the weekly audience in the Vatican on Jan 16, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Archbishop Georg Ganswein attends during Pope Benedict's XVI weekly audience in the Vatican Jan 16, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Pope Benedict XVI leads his Wednesday general audience with Bishop Georg Gaenswein (left) sitting next to him in Paul VI's Hall at the Vatican on Jan 9, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Bishop Georg Gaenswein gestures before Pope Benedict XVI meets Prince Albert of Monaco and his wife Princess Charlene in a private audience at the Vatican on Jan 12, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Pope Benedict XVI's personal secretary Georg Ganswein holds a copy of the Pope's book The Childhood Of Jesus during a presentation in Vatican on Nov 20, 2012. -- PHOTO : REUTERS
A cover of Italy's Vanity Fair magazine shows Archbishop Georg Ganswein on cover in this handout picture released by the Vanity Fair press office on Jan 15, 2013. Archbishop Georg Ganswein, Pope Benedict's private secretary, who has been dubbed "Gorgeous George" by the Italian media, is now a real-life cover boy. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A woman holds a copy of Italy's Vanity Fair magazine showing Archbishop Georg Ganswein on the cover in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Jan 16, 2013. Archbishop Georg Ganswein, Pope Benedict's private secretary, who has been dubbed "Gorgeous George" by the Italian media, is now a real-life cover boy. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A news vendor holds a copy of Italy's Vanity Fair magazine showing Archbishop Georg Ganswein on the cover in downtown Rome on Jan 16, 2013. Archbishop Georg Ganswein, Pope Benedict's private secretary, who has been dubbed "Gorgeous George" by the Italian media, is now a real-life cover boy. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Pope Benedict XVI's personal secretary Georg Gaenswein waits to be imposed with hands from cardinals as he is elevated as a bishop during the Epiphany mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Jan 6, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Pope Benedict XVI's personal secretary Georg Gaenswein (left) is congratulated by cardinals after he was elevated as a bishop during the Epiphany mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Jan 6, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Pope Benedict XVI's personal secretary Georg Gaenswein walks with his pastoral staff after been elevated as a bishop during the Epiphany mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Jan 6, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Pope Benedict XVI (left) blesses, flanked by his private secretary Archbishop Georg Ganswein during the weekly audience in the Vatican on Jan 16, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Pope Benedict XVI speaks next to his private secretary Archbishop Georg Ganswein during the weekly audience in the Vatican on Jan 16, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Archbishop Georg Ganswein attends during Pope Benedict's XVI weekly audience in the Vatican Jan 16, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Pope Benedict XVI leads his Wednesday general audience with Bishop Georg Gaenswein (left) sitting next to him in Paul VI's Hall at the Vatican on Jan 9, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Bishop Georg Gaenswein gestures before Pope Benedict XVI meets Prince Albert of Monaco and his wife Princess Charlene in a private audience at the Vatican on Jan 12, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Pope Benedict XVI's personal secretary Georg Ganswein holds a copy of the Pope's book The Childhood Of Jesus during a presentation in Vatican on Nov 20, 2012. -- PHOTO : REUTERS
ROME (REUTERS) - Archbishop Georg Ganswein, Pope Benedict's private secretary, who has been dubbed "Gorgeous George" by the Italian media, is now a real-life cover boy.
The prelate has landed on the cover of Vanity Fair.
The cover on the Italian edition of the magazine shows the 56-year-old archbishop smiling, his blue eyes beaming, above a headline that reads "Father Georg - It's not a sin to be beautiful".
The magazine calls Archbishop Ganswein "The George Clooney of St Peter's" and says it dedicated a cover story to honour his recent promotion to the rank of archbishop and as recognition of his growing power in the Roman Catholic Church.
