Pope Francis swapped his papal cap for
a baseball cap during his general audience in St Peter's Square today.
The pontiff bowed his head and happily accepted the gift while speaking to a
huge crowd in the Vatican City, Rome. He then continued the sporty theme
by welcoming the victorious Bayern Munich team to the Vatican after its
7-1 Champions League rout of Roma.
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Karl Heinz Rummenigge said it was 'a great honour' for the German club and
announced Bayern would donate to Francis one million euros in proceeds from a
future friendly match for charitable purposes. Rumminegge told Francis it
would be up to him to use the money 'to help people in need wherever they are
in the world and regardless of their faith,' the team's website reported.
They then presented him with a signed jersey with no.1 and Francis across
the back.
Swapped his papal cap for a baseball cap
Happy to receive it
The Pope who admitted being surprised at the club's win over Roma also confessed to have watched Rummenigge play in the 1986 world cup in Mexico.
With a fellow baseball wearer
Back to normal papal dressing
With the Bayern Munich football team
Presentation of a gift (jersey with his name) to him
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