Back in Catholic School , our teachers used to tell us to " leave way for the Holy Spirit " when we would slow dance . With Pope Francis doing by with so many antiquated traditions ( he ’s not even Pope , he ’s a coolheaded Pope ! ) , he might just switch that kind - of - creepy authorisation to " leave elbow room for an extra - large pepperoni deep - dish pizza . "

The Pope loves his pizza . He can not take a wife , but I kind of think he ’s married to pizza pie ( which is not forbidden in the Bible , by the way ) . His fans even deliver him with pizza pie in public as a sign of affection . We love pizza , too – so we resolve to make a timeline of all the instances his Pope - lithium - cape get his infallible glove radiocarpal joint - oceanic abyss in flamin ' Italian sauce disks ( which is what they call pizza in the Vatican , I ’m pretty sure ) .

The power of incrustation compels you !

The Pope Loves Pizza

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August 2016: Pizza for the poor

Just this calendar month , Archbishop Konrad Krajewski –   one of the the Vatican ’s top Hades – has beentaking groups of homelessin Rome to enjoy slices of pizza at the beach outside Italy ’s upper-case letter . The entire process is funded by the man in white himself , who joins some of the groups when he has time .

I experience like this isexactlywhat Jesus would do .

February 2016: Pizza for the afflicted

Pope Francis arrange a common law for his recent pizza pie - fueled altruismby showing up at a drug rehabilitation centre in Romepacking positive vibes and more than a few Proto-Indo European . I find like that showInterventionwould have gone a caboodle smoother if those the great unwashed knew they had pizza pie waiting for them in treatment .

September 2015: New York shows the Pope its love… in pizza

The Pope visited New York in the fall of 2015 , and the entire metropolis patently celebrated by showering His Holiness withpizza tribute . Hey ! Only in New York , amiright ?

The pizza pie windfall was motivate by a affirmation Father Hernan Paredes – the Pope ’s bff – kick in to Fox 5 news .

“ He said that he wish to go out and to have a slice of pizza pie , ” Paredes said . Poor Pope . All he wants is a slice . Fame does have a dour side .

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May 2015: The Pope publically longs for pizza

In a candid interview with Argentinian newspaperLa Voz Del Pueblo , Pope Francis lamented his newfound celebrity , and the pizza trouble it brings . This was the first time he publicly spoke about his honey of pizza pie , as Pope .

" To go outside … that much I long for , the tranquility of walking though the street , or to go to a pizzeria to run through a good pizza pie , " he told the paper ( in Spanish ) .

The Pope then goes on to say hecanstill get speech , but it ’s just not the same . Has he heard of DiGiorno ?

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March 2015: Pizza via popemobile

When the Holy Father visited Naples , local pizza jointPizzeria " Don Ernesto"took it upon themselves to get in the Pope ’s face , and give up him a freshly baked , customized pie veracious to his very own popemobile . manifestly , the Pope said “ I ’ll have it after , ” fit in to ABC News .

And if it is n’t blessed in 30 minute or less – it ’s free !

March 2013: Jorge Mario Bergoglio becomes Pope Francis, the pizza Pope

And celebrates with an intact homely cheese pizza pie , Kevin McCallister   style . I mean , probably . I ca n’t be sure .

OK , I made this one up .

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