Pope Francis Buys Knockoff Chalice At Store In Vatican City Chinatown

[Duesenberg]

It’s nice to see that Pope Francis likes to bargain for good deals while augmenting St. Peter’s Sacristy.

"I love coming down here every now and then to explore and maybe pick up a few things if I happen upon a good price,” said the Pontiff…

Pope Francis Buys Knockoff Chalice At Store In Vatican City Chinatown

 

[Isca]

Some people may not realise that The Onion is a spoof/joke website. It’s a joke, folks!

 

[Duesenberg]

It looks like the pontiff snagged a deal on a Byzantine-style chalice… Sweet…

 

[Tis_Bearself]

LOL, that reminded me of Fr. Guido Sarducci. I can just see him taking viewers on a tour of Vatican Chinatown and running into the Pope.

 

[0Scarlett_nidiyilii]

I love Chinatown.
He should try the Thai rolled ice cream.

 

[FrDavid96]

Followup:

Four Cardinals have written publicly to the Pontiff asking him to clarify if the chalice is authentic or a reproduction, and if it’s actually going to be used for a real Mass.

He won’t answer their letter.

 

[Phemie]

Followup:

Four Cardinals have written publicly to the Pontiff asking him to clarify if the chalice is authentic or a reproduction, and if it’s actually going to be used for a real Mass.

He won’t answer their letter.

Making post licit

 

[StephieNorthCo]

O gosh. Haven’t thought about Sarducci in years. Hey, you ain’t that old of a Bear.

Next, you’ll be resurrecting the “Find the Pope in the pizza contest”. Didn’t Sarducci into duce that? Or am I conflating that with another skit.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

Find the Pope in the Pizza was Fr. Guido

 

[0Scarlett_nidiyilii]

Holy cow, how old was that skit?

 

[Tis_Bearself]

1979…so it’'s almost 40 YEARS OLD. Holy smokes. Pope JPII was new then, and I actually remember his albums. The Polish-Americans I knew were so thrilled to have a Polish pope, they bought everything associated with him.

 

[BornInMarch]

We know it’s true because it’s from The Onion, a news website known for being rigidly sober and never joking

 

[Duesenberg]

I suspect the Chinatown within the Vatican City/State is quite small…

 

[CoffeeAndDonuts]

There was a cameo by him in the live action Casper movie too. I was like 10 so I didn’t get it, but my mom laughed and laughed.

Weird that this comes up now. I haven’t thought of that movie in years but yesterday at work one of the gals mentioned it. Spooky!

 

[Duesenberg]

It really is remarkable how inexpensive some retailers are with regard to Church goods adjacent to the Vatican.