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07th May 2015

Pope Francis is now an honorary Harlem Globetrotter

JOE

In the name of the father, the son and the alley-oop.

On a recent visit to the Vatican, the Harlem Globetrotters anointed Pope Francis as an honorary Globetrotter, making him the first person in history to hold a basketball title while simultaneously being God’s representative on Earth.

The team showed his holiness how to balance a spinning ball on one hand, although – barring divine intervention – it doesn’t look like he’s going to get the hang of it any time soon.

Hat-tip to Bleacher Report