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Royals fan dressed as pope catches Salvador Perez's home run

Royals fan dressed as pope catches Perez's homer

Historically, royalty and Catholic religious leaders have had pretty close ties, which it's why it's not that surprising that the Pope was at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday. OK, a pope. Sure, these Royals are from Missouri and not, say, France, but that doesn't mean they can't have a pope of their own:

pope

And, since all pontiffs (especially this one) are infallible, it's no surprise that he caught Salvador Perez's ninth-inning homer:

popecatch

You could even call it a miracle. 

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