In the latest Papal Playoff - the Latin American squad the Miserere Manglers bloodily beat the pants off the Italian Squad the Blood of Christ Sicilians.
These tough Cardinals play real dirty.
Winning is all.
They play is so hard and desperate because the Winners get to Scourge the Losers - (with Roman - era Scourge whips from the Vatican Museum).
The Scourging is a big Dramatic event on TV. Sells lots of medicine ads - and big bucks for the Vatican.
This gives all the Vatican teams a tremendous incentive to win.
(Nobody wants to get Scourged on a Non - Religious holiday. )
And the winning team gets to bathe in Asses' milk with attractive Nuns.
(a recent Papal idea - to show the Papacy is really 100% heterosexual).
It could get to be a Habit.
This is also the reason for the Soccer Squads.
There has been too much media focus on the many Gay priests in the Church and their Shenanigans.
If you literally see athletic Cardinals kicking Ass - you know the Church is Straight.
Never forget - Popes have a 2,000-year expertise in effective Advertising.
