Stallone’s encounter with the Pope is memorable because of a strange thing

In September 2023 he became a viral in the videopublished by the Vatican on the meeting of Sylvester Stallone and Pope Francis. The Rocky movie star visited the Pope at the Apostolic Palace with his brother, actor and musician Frank Stallone, and his wife Jennifer Flavin and their three daughters, Sophie, Sistine and Scarlet. The shared recording became particularly popular because of the joke between the Pope and the actor, as in this situation it was not possible to see the Holy Father before.

As you can see in the video, Pope Francis told Stallon at one point in the event that « We grew up in his movies! »by the time the actor, presumably referring to the Rocky series, invited him to a match and then He played some boxing gestures that, surprisingly, the head of the church was not resting.

Like everyone else, in Stallon, he left a deep impression that he could meet Pope Francis to whom theHis death news also hit him. The head of the church died at 7:35 pm on Monday morning at St. Martha’s House, which Cardinal Kevin Farrell informed the public. The Vatican Press Office is officially on Monday night announcedthat his death was caused by stroke and heart failure.

The actor said goodbye to the Pope on the social network with the photos made at their 2023 meeting.

« A wonderful, wonderful man! Rest in peace, Holy Father! » He wrote for the shared pictures.