Good News: Just In Saints Officially Confirmed Addition With Much Massive Improvements

The 87-year-old pope uses X (previously Twitter) frequently, but it seems that neither he nor the person in charge of his account are aware of the app’s feature that adds emojis to specific hashtags.

One of those hashtags is #Saints, which causes the NFL team’s Fleur-de-lis logo to show up when users on X put the tag in their post.

Pope Francis’ issue is that he keeps using the Saints hashtag even though he isn’t referring to the NFL franchise.

The #Saints⚜️ are priceless gems that are always alive and current because they offer an intriguing commentary on the gospel, he wrote on Nov. 5. Their lives serve as an example of the Good News that Jesus shared with the world.

The New Orleans Saints, who are currently 2-7, are enjoying the confusion. They thanked Pope Francis for his prayers and reprinted his letter from November 5. It joked, “We need them,” on the team’s Twitter.

The pope wrote, “We cannot become #Saints⚜️ with a frown,” on November 7. We need to be happy and hopeful at the same time.

That was also retweeted by the NFL’s Saints account, which added the words “Amen #Saints.”

It’s possible that the pope or his social media crew is unaware that the NFL Saints emblem appears on his posts, or they just don’t mind the increased visibility of his inspirational posts.

Following the publication of his book Life: My Story Through History in March, Pope Francis revealed in October that his next memoir would be published on January 14, 2025. The initial plan was to publish it after his death, but the pope chose to release it now because of the approaching Jubilee year, which only happens once every 25 years.

The pontiff apparently used a homophobic slur during a private meeting earlier this year, which led to uproar. He allegedly used the disparaging phrase during a May 20 meeting with members of the Italian bishops’ conference in Rome when they were debating whether or not gay persons should be allowed to serve as priests, according to the BBC and The Guardian.

The pope was “aware of” the accusations, according to Matteo Bruni, the director of the Holy See Press Office, who told PEOPLE at the time that he “never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms.”Bruni went on to say, “He apologizes to those who have been offended by the use of a term, as reported by others.”

In contrast, the New Orleans Saints have started the season slowly. With just two victories and seven defeats, they are now in fourth place in the NFC South conference. The only wins for New Orleans were against the Dallas Cowboys on September 15 and the Carolina Panthers on September 8.