Why Pope Francis' X account keeps accidentally drawing in Saints fans

The New Orleans Saints may be one of the NFL's worst teams, but they have a holy (accidental) blessing from the Pope himself.

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. 1 – All Saints Day – even as the team lost yet another game and fired their coach. Thanks to an automatic function on X, formerly Twitter, the team's fleur-de-lis emoji is automatically added to the hashtag #Saints.

And they have welcomed the firing of Coach Dennis Allen on Monday. 'Even the Pope is excited we fired Dennis Allen,' wrote @JonoBarnes. Some referred to the unwanted distinction earned last week by Derek Carr: He became the first NFL quarterback to lose to 31 teams. While others, non-Saints fans, asked the pope for some equal time. 'Any chance the @HoustonTexans can catch a blessing too?' asked @DustyLeeCook. The Rev.

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