Over the time of his papacy, Pope Francis has consistently spread his message to parishioners via social media, such as X. However, some of his recent messages have left NFL fans and parishioners alike a little confused.

Pope Francis inadvertently included the New Orleans Saints' hashtag in two different social media posts this week, prompting a response from the team.

It's been a tough season for the New Orleans Saints, as a promising 2-0 start has since turned into a 2-7 disaster, leading to the firing of head coach

The New Orleans Saints have had a pretty disappointing season so far with two wins and seven losses. It seemingly would take a miracle or some sort of divine intervention to turn their fortunes around this year.

The New Orleans Saints unexpectedly received a blessing from the Pope ahead of their game against the Panthers.

The Saints have lost seven straight, including Sunday’s 23-22 defeat against the Carolina Panthers. That was the straw that broke the camel’s back as the New Orleans Saints would go on to fire head coach Dennis Allen. Pope Francis may have accidentally blessed the team after that move.

On the day the New Orleans Saints trade away Marshawn Lattimore, the team gets an accidental shoutout from Pope Francis.

Pope Francis seemed to inadvertently bless the New Orleans Saints — which couldn't come at a better time, as the NFL team just excommunicated their head coach.

Pope Francis appeared to accidentally tout an NFL team in a Tuesday social media post shortly after the squad dismissed its head coach. In a Tuesday morning post on X, the pope encouraged his followers to take lessons from the lives of Catholic “#Saints” — “precious pearls,