Pope Francis Bags 6-Winged Trophy Angel During Vatican’s Annual Seraphim Hunt (nonfiction)
"Pope Francis Bags 6-Winged Trophy Angel During Vatican’s Annual Seraphim Hunt" is the title of a satirical article published by The Onion on November 14, 2019.
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THE HEAVENS—Emerging from behind a cloud blind in a blaze orange miter and camouflaged vestments, His Holiness Pope Francis reportedly celebrated with fellow clergymen Thursday after bagging a highly coveted prize in this year’s Vatican seraphim hunt: a six-winged trophy angel.
The pope posed for a photograph with the rare specimen, holding up the angel’s limp carcass to display all six of its wings. Witnesses stated that Francis spent hours tracking the seraph through the firmament and then patiently lay in wait, baiting it with nectar and calling it with a device that mimics the sound of an angelic choir singing God’s praises.
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- Seraph (nonfiction) - a type of celestial or heavenly being originating in Ancient Judaism. The term plays a role in subsequent Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The singular "seraph" is a back-formation from the Hebrew plural-form "seraphim", whereas in Hebrew the singular is "saraph". Tradition places seraphim in the highest rank in Christian angelology and in the fifth rank of ten in the Jewish angelic hierarchy.
- The Onion (nonfiction) - satirical digital media company and newspaper organization that publishes articles on international, national, and local news. The Onion's articles cover current events, both real and fictional, satirizing the tone and format of traditional news organizations with stories, editorials, and man-on-the-street interviews using a traditional news website layout and an editorial voice modeled after that of the Associated Press.
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- Pope Francis Bags 6-Winged Trophy Angel During Vatican’s Annual Seraphim Hunt @ The Onion
- Seraph @ Wikipedia
- The Onion @ Wikipedia