Published 19:00 IST, October 14th 2019
Pope Francis mistakenly tweets support for The New Orleans 'Saints'
The twitter handle of the Pope, posted a wrong tweet wherein they congratulated professional football team, The New Orleans Saints instead of the four cardinals
The official Twitter handle of Pope Francis, recently shared a tweet wherein they congratulated professional football team, The New Orleans Saints instead of tweeting about the people who were officially canonized at St. Peter's square. The tweet praised the Lord and thanked him for his blessings while inserting the wrong tag.
A tweet gone wrong
One Twitter user had a hilarious take on the whole situation wherein he talked about how the pope would be perceived by the people living in the state of Louisiana.
One twitter user asked if it was a coincidence as the Saints won 13-6 against Jacksonville Jaguars in a league match on October 13.
Meanwhile, Pope Francis canonized(a religious process enacted by the Christian church) John Henry Newman and four women saints in a religious ceremony that took place at St. Peter's square on October 13.
Canonization of 4 cardinals
John Newman, a scholar, and an artist is a respected figure among the Catholics and Anglicans because he was known to have pursued his inner voice while enduring extraordinary hardships at a personal level. When he left the Church of England and came to the Catholic Church in the year 1845, he lost people who were close to him, work and even family ties, accepting truth he was searching for will have an answer that could only be answered within the catholic church.
The other 4 women to be canonized are- Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan (India) Founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family, Giuseppina Vannini(India) who founded the Daughters of Saint Camillus, Margherita Bays(Switzerland), Sister Dulce Lopes Pontes(Brazil).
These religious processions happened at the start of the Latin open-air mass. It was initiated by the reading of biographies describing the 5 chosen cardinals by Cardinal, Angelo Becciu belonging to the group for the causes of the saints after which Becciu asked Pope Francis to declare the 4 cardinals as saints.
(With inputs from agencies)
Updated 20:02 IST, October 14th 2019