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Get the Free Kindle AppCry with laughter! That’s the least that will happen when you read this work, worthy of being considered a gem of modern satire.
In an improbable, unexpected, and somewhat miraculous gathering, seven popes meet in the Vatican Gardens.
Between sharp banter and brilliant comebacks, it becomes clear that before being holy men, they are just ordinary people, like you and me.
Bergoglio, whose belly was pressing against his white cassock, had popped open two buttons, revealing a portion of his pale stomach and a peek of his underwear. Struggling to fasten them again, he sighed in frustration. Father Pain-in-the-Sack approached.
Father Pain-in-the-Sack: "Holiness, would you like me to fetch a needle and thread? I could stitch them up for you."
Bergoglio pointed at his own belly.
Bergoglio: "If you can just close the buttons, that’ll do."
After several attempts, Father Pain-in-the-Sack gave up.
Father Pain-in-the-Sack: "It won’t work, Holiness, unless you manage to suck in your stomach."
Bergoglio: "I'll suck in il cazzo!"
Montini, always polite and eager to help, offered his assistance.
Bergoglio: "Ma vaffanculo e vai a farti fottere, you too."
Bergoglio grumbled, then sighed.
Bergoglio: "Damn, I’m starving."
Montini: "At your stage, that’s normal."
Bergoglio: "What stage? Explain."
Roncalli: "I’ll explain, I’ll explain! When you die, you carry a lot of desires with you, and sometimes it takes centuries to forget them. Up in Heaven, it’s not a big deal, but here on Earth, it’s torture. Want proof? Hey, Montini, want a cigarette?"
Montini started salivating.
Montini: "Where? Where is it?"
Roncalli: "See, Bergoglio? But the thing is, I’m starving too."
Roncalli looked around until he spotted Father Pain-in-the-Sack.
Roncalli: "Guido, get us something to eat."
Guido: "I don’t know how, Father. I don’t have my credentials to access the inner quarters where the kitchen is."
Roncalli: "Che cazzo è una credenziale?"
Bergoglio: "I’ll explain, I’ll explain! Leave it to me. It’s an identification card, like an ID, that grants access to certain areas of the Vatican. For example, the Sistine Chapel requires a special credential, and access to the tombs requires another one. And so on."