# Pope Francis in empty St. Peter's Square

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 31, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-in-empty-st-peters-square/850740 "2020-03-31T14:39:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-in-empty-st-peters-square/850740/1 "2020-03-31T14:39:33Z")

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I do have to admire the Pontiff. He kept up his job, even shaking hands with people until after what I would think prudent, and delivering prayers in public, even though they had to effectively close St. Peter’s Square.

Images – [Pope Francis Prays In Empty St. Peter's Square In Hauntingly Moving Images | HuffPost Religion](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pope-francis-blessing-coronavirus_n_5e7f22f7c5b6614922683db4)

I’d seen TV images of him in his balcony in front of the deserted gateway, but these pictures of his, illuminated in his white robe on a dark and empty stage make him look like a lonely St. Christopher statue on a dashboard. I want to buy him a wiggling hula girl to keep him company. Or maybe one of those solar cell-powered waving Queen Elizabeths. Or at least a bobble-head baseball player.

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-in-empty-st-peters-square/850740/2 "2020-03-31T17:37:04Z")

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_solar cell-powered waving Queen Elizabeth_

I had no idea these were a real thing, I may have to get one.

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**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-in-empty-st-peters-square/850740/3 "2020-03-31T18:25:13Z")

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they are! and you can get a corgi as well.

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-in-empty-st-peters-square/850740/4 "2020-03-31T18:31:28Z")

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> [@Baker](#):
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> _solar cell-powered waving Queen Elizabeth_
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> I had no idea these were a real thing, I may have to get one.

> **[This Waving Queen Is Powered By a Small Solar Panel](https://odditymall.com/solar-waving-queen)**
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> This tiny replica of the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II has a litle robot hand that continuously waves back and forth. The hand is powered by a small solar panel located on the Queen's hand bag,...

[https://www.amazon.com/Kikkerland-1601-A-Solar-Queen/dp/B003S5S6X2](https://www.amazon.com/Kikkerland-1601-A-Solar-Queen/dp/B003S5S6X2)

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4nxnpu1Pnz4/hqdefault.jpg "Solar Queen") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nxnpu1Pnz4)

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**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-in-empty-st-peters-square/850740/5 "2020-03-31T20:18:06Z")

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I admire the marketing and film production company that the Vatican hired. If that don’t pack the post-apocalyptic pews…

Fucken’ hell, they are good.