Today we met with @Pontifex (Pope Francis) & named him an Honorary @Globies. Photo © L’Osservatore Romano Foto. pic.twitter.com/zvzV7QgWz2
— Harlem Globetrotters (@Globies) May 6, 2015
Did somebody water down the wine, or is the Pope now a member of the Harlem Globetrotters? Turns out, it was an honorary designation.
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Upon visiting Vatican City, the Globetrotters stopped by and made Pope Francis an honorary Globetrotter, gifting His Holiness with a framed jersey.
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Pope Francis has been so cool under the vestments that we just might have to dub this Bishop of Rome the “Holy Papa.”
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