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Flying High
The Pope as a Superhero Pic of the Day
What next for Francis?
HE’S TAKEN A selfie, been named Time’s Person of the Year, appeared on the front cover of Rolling Stone magazine AND had a nun’s baby named after him.
What next for Francis?
A stint as a real world Superman?
Graffiti depicting Pope Francis as Superman and holding a bag of ‘Values’ is seen on a wall of the Borgo Pio district near St. Peter’s Square in Rome. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
The white-caped crusader appeared Tuesday on a wall just off Borgo Pio, a tiny cobble-stoned street near St. Peter’s Square.
The artist is identified only as Maupal.
The Vatican obviously approves of the depiction, tweeting a picture of it yesterday.
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