Rocky X: The Philly Hope vs the Pope

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[Pope Francis told Sylvester Stallone that he grew up watching Rocky, although perhaps that might be more in his younger adult years. Stallone did a little shadow boxing in a charming exchange. I wondered on Twitter whether the pontiff showed Stallone where Raphael painted him in a fresco. This is a real thing, by the way; the tour guide pointed it out to us when we went through the Raphael Room. I took that picture 12 years ago. — Ed]

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