The New Orleans Saints received a blessing from Pope Francis amid a seven-game losing streak that led to the firing of head coach Dennis Allen and trade of cornerback Marshon Lattimore

While making a post about the saints, as in those in the Christian faith who are viewed as holy and close to God, Pope Francis accidentally tagged the NFL team. To make the timing worse, they had just fired their head coach.

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.

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,