![Pope Francis holds a parrot shown by a pilgrim as he arrives for his general audience at St Peter's square on January 29, 2014 at the Vatican.](https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/570/ab0/db6292b4974a018d2a7019247fd5057115-31-pope-parrot.rsquare.w400.jpg)
“It was fun,” said Francesco Lombardi, whose bird, Amore, can say Papa. “A sort of mixing of the holy and the profane. I am a world champion stripper and have the leading role in [erotic filmmaker] Tinto Brass’s next movie.” And this pope is probably totally cool with that.