Pope Leo XIV Autographs Pokémon Fan’s Popplio Card

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So, picture this: I’m standing there, face-to-face with the Pope. Yeah, the actual Pope. And what do I do? I blurt out, “Your Holiness! What a pleasure to meet you. Thanks for that speech. Oh, and guess what? I brought you a gift!” And suddenly I’m holding out a reverse holo foil Popplio card. Why Popplio? Well, it kinda sounds like Pope Leo. Catchy, right?

His Holiness chuckles. Maybe it was just polite—I mean, who really knows what goes through his mind? But then, to my amazement, he’s showing it off to the guards. Okay, I think, maybe he genuinely liked it? Who knows.

Then, it hits me. Wait, I’ve got another card. I awkwardly fumble in my pocket and pull out a second card and a pen. “Uh, could you sign this one for me?” I ask, probably too eagerly. He smiles and says, “Of course!” And there it is. A surreal kind of moment.