Pope Francis accidentally blesses the New Orleans Saints

Why Pope Francis' X account keeps accidentally drawing in Saints fans
The New Orleans Saints may be one of the worst teams in the NFL this season, but at least they can count on continued prayers from Pope Francis.The pope – or at least someone in the Vatican communications office – has been inadvertently rooting for the Saints since Nov.
Pope Francis keeps accidentally tweeting about the New Orleans Saints
They bear witness to paths of light that we too can trod. — Pope Francis (@Pontifex) November 1, 2024 That post went up before the Saints lost to the lowly Carolina Panthers, marking their seventh straight defeat after a 2-0 start and prompting the team ...
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That means Pope Francis has unintentionally shared the New Orleans Saints logo multiple times in recent weeks as he’s written about the significance of saints to Catholics around the world. We cannot become #Saints with a frown. We must have joyful hearts that remain open to hope.
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Pope Francis keeps tweeting about the New Orleans Saints by accident
The #Saints are precious pearls and are always living and relevant, because they provide a fascinating commentary on the Gospel. Their lives are an illustration of the Good News that Jesus brought to humanity: God is our Father, who loves everyone with boundless love.
Pope Francis probably isn’t lauding the NFL’s Saints, but they’ll take it
The Pope’s use of the “#Saints” hashtag in recent posts on X has triggered the team’s fleur-de-lis symbol, as well as lighthearted expressions of gratitude from the 2-7 squad.
All Saints tweet from pope inadvertently blesses New Orleans team (couldn’t hurt)
Thanks to an automatic function on X, the team’s fleur-de-lis emoji is automatically added to the hashtag #Saints.
Pope Francis inadvertently praying for New Orleans Saints after dreadful NFL season
The New Orleans Saints may be one of the worst teams in the NFL this season, but at least they can count on continued prayers from Pope Francis
Pope Francis accidentally blesses the New Orleans Saints online
Pope Francis has been accidentally using a hashtag for the New Orleans Saints when tweeting about the religious saints. NFL fans have taken notice and are responding with hilarious tweets thanking the Pope for his support during the team’s football season.
Pope accidentally tagging New Orleans Saints
Pope Francis has been accidentally tagging New Orleans Saints on social media and the team and its fans have been having fun with it.
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