The Pokémon-Mania also reaches the Vatican, with Pope Leo XIV who found himself bless and pay homage to a holographic poppium card.
The pontiff who found himself in front of a Pokémon card during an official hearing reacted with spontaneous laugh, showing the gift received to the guards present and even accepting a second copy (via Kotaku).
The meeting, which took place on 5 July with a faithful from the diocese of Copenhagen, gave birth to one of the most unexpected moments of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV.
The Reddit Reptilecake user, the protagonist of the meeting, told in detail how his face to face was held with the Holy Father.

“Holiness! It is a great pleasure to meet her, and thanks for your speech. I brought her a gift! », The young man began, extracting a holographic poppium card.
The choice of the Pokémon was not accidental: the name recalls that of the pontiff, creating a game of words that became viral on social media already during the papal election last May.
With the Pokémon card market it is going through a period of explosive growth, with millionaire rods for vintage and speculators editions that grab the new outputs, a blessed card and autographed by the Pope could reach extraordinary quotations.
However, the owner has already clarified his intentions regarding the future of paper. “I have never intended to get rid of it,” he wrote Reptilecake on Reddit, explaining that he considers the object an \