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PopeWatch: Pizza

VATICAN-POPE-AUDIENCE

Save ceremony, save general ceremony?

And what art thou, thou idol ceremony?

What kind of god art thou, that suffer’st more

Of mortal griefs than do thy worshippers?

What are thy rents? What are thy comings in?

O ceremony, show me but thy worth!

Henry V

PopeWatch has a great deal of sympathy for any Pope.  Elevated to the throne of Peter, a normal life is gone forever, and so many simple things become impossible for them.  This was demonstrated by Pope Francis in this poignant story:

After revealing earlier this month that he missed being able to grab a slice of pizza in peace, Francis received a delicious surprise from an Italian pizzeria on Saturday — a handcrafted pie in the Vatican’s colors delivered straight to his popemobile.

“The only thing I’d like to do is to be able to go out one day without anyone recognizing me and go get a pizza,” the pope said during an interview with the Mexican broadcaster Televisa.

Roberto Biscardi, owner of Pizzeria Don Ernesto in Naples, told The Huffington Post that his team jumped into action after hearing the pope’s comment.

“Pizza is the most important food in Naples,” Biscardi wrote to HuffPost. “That was a great occasion for us to give the Pope the love we have for him. He is a great person.”

The pizzeria’s head chef, Enzo Cacialli, used the Vatican’s official colors, white and gold, as inspiration. The pizza was topped with white buffalo mozzarella and yellow cherry tomatoes, with an added layer of fresh ricotta cheese, Biscardi said. With dough, Cacialli spelled out the words “Il Papa.”

In a YouTube video, Cacialli can be seen scrambling over a security barrier to hand the pope his creation. The pope’s vehicle slowed down slightly and Francis grabbed the pie with both hands.

“He said: ‘Thank you, son. I will eat it later,’” Biscardi said.

Go here to read the rest.  It is a sweet story although PopeWatch does wish that the Pope had mentioned one of the great truths of human existence:  Chicago Pepperoni deep dish pizza is the best pizza!

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Dante alighieri
Admin
Thursday, March 26, AD 2015 6:11am

PopeWatch does wish that the Pope had mentioned one of the great truths of human existence: Chicago Pepperoni deep dish pizza is the best pizza!

He’s already said any number of head-scratching things. We don’t need to add to the list.

T. Shaw
T. Shaw
Thursday, March 26, AD 2015 7:00am

“Chicago Pepperoni deep dish pizza is the best pizza!”
.

Old adage, “There is no accounting for taste.”
.

Dante alighieri
Admin
Thursday, March 26, AD 2015 8:19am

Buzzfeed, Don? Come on – you gotta go with Justice Scalia:
http://nypost.com/2014/02/17/justice-scalia-says-chicago-style-deep-dish-isnt-pizza/

Stephen E Dalton
Stephen E Dalton
Thursday, March 26, AD 2015 8:20am

Actually, a thin crust pizza that’s almost like a cracker is the best!

Dale Price
Dale Price
Thursday, March 26, AD 2015 9:39am

Must be a Midwest v. East Coast thing–but, yeah, deep dish is generally better.

Though my hometown has a great thin-crust place that I miss dearly.

Dale Price
Dale Price
Thursday, March 26, AD 2015 9:40am

And, yes, the Pope has my great sympathy here. It’s a very isolating position.

Don Lond
Don Lond
Thursday, March 26, AD 2015 11:12am

Can’t beat a good homemade calzone…..now that’s heavenly.

Foxfier
Admin
Friday, March 27, AD 2015 9:38am

Nonsense, the best pizza is this:
the one that’s here.

Foxfier
Admin
Friday, March 27, AD 2015 9:42am

(I really miss the weird ones from the little pizza place under my apartment in Japan, though. I have no idea what was on one, but it tasted a bit like alfredo on breadsticks, and there was broccoli involved, and I’m pretty sure squid.)

DJ Hesselius
DJ Hesselius
Saturday, March 28, AD 2015 6:22am

Foxfire: did you eat the pizza in japan with Tabasco sauce?? I miss those pizzas I had in Japan when I lived there.

Foxfier
Admin
Saturday, March 28, AD 2015 7:00am

No, can’t say I did. I’m not sure if that’s good or not.

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