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.
Today we met with @Pontifex (Pope Francis) & named him an Honorary @Globies. Photo © L'Osservatore Romano Foto. pic.twitter.com/zvzV7QgWz2
— Harlem Globetrotters (@Globies) May 6, 2015
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.
Cool Pope takes time off from pope-ing to spin a basketball with the Harlem Globetrotters pic.twitter.com/3ysGeJH3s1
— GIF The News (@NowThisGIF) May 7, 2015
Hat-tip to Bleacher Report