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During his audience in St. Peter\u2019s Square Wednesday, Papa Frank spotted a familiar face among the throngs in the square: the Rev. Fabian Baez, a priest from the pontiff\u2019s native Archdiocese of Buenos Aires with one of the world\u2019s most awesome names. (Fabian<\/em> Baez<\/em>? Come on. His parents must have been 60s music fans. It\u2019s almost as great as, say, Mick Joplin or Elton Faithfull.)<\/p>\n

Seeing his friend from Argentina, Papa Frank didn\u2019t simply wave or blow a kiss. Instead, he broke with Vatican protocol with characteristic panache by stopping the Popemobile and motioning for Baez to join him in the car as he road through the square.<\/p>\n

It makes me want to send Papa Frank a bumper sticker for the popemobile: Will Stop for Homies.<\/em> (Se Detendr\u00e1 para Los Homies.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seeing his friend from Argentina, the pope didn’t just wave or blow a kiss. Instead, he broke with Vatican protocol in a big way by stopping the Popemobile and motioning for Baez to join him in the car as he road through the square. It makes me want to send Papa Frank a bumper sticker for the popemobile: Will Stop for Homies. 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