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Vatican-sanctioned top-popping with The Popener
Using the Popener does not guarantee holy behavior or entrance into the Pearly Gates. It may, however, gain you favor with your favorite Catholics.
Vatican-sanctioned top-popping with The Popener
Last Sunday, two boxers took the ring in what has become an annual slugging match between secular commercial interests and the capital-C Catholic Church. While the Easter Bunny has been a formidable opponent for our Lord and Savior in years past, this year he hit the mat hard and stayed down (at least in my world) thanks to a secret weapon: the Popener.
The Rome Gift Shop website sells these 3-inch long circular top-poppers with either Pope John Paul II or Pope Benedict XVI embossed on one side, St. Peter's Square on the other. Priced at just $19.99, every Popener also includes a postcard from St. Peter's, a prayer card and a rosary — to say nothing of the satisfaction of knowing that every beer you open has been co-signed by God.
Using the Popener does not guarantee holy behavior or entrance into the Pearly Gates. It may, however, gain you favor with your favorite Catholics.
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