“A priest who uses magic tricks to entertain his congregation has asked the Pope to name a patron saint of conjurers, magicians, and wizards,” BBC News reports.

“Don Silvio performs magic tricks for his congregation.”

Don Silvio Mantelli, a Salesian priest from Turin, presented a magic wand to the Pope earlier this year and asked for the title to be given to a 19th Century Italian priest — Saint Giovanni Bosco.

Don Silvio says that the Pope replied: ‘You’ll need a lot of magic wands to change our world; but lets make a start with this one!’

He expects a favourable answer from Rome within the year.

— If by favorable answer Don Silivio means “Quick, somebody ready the Swiss Guards. We’ve gotta excommunicate this freaky warlock before his unholy conjurings invite the beast into our fold. Burn him. Burrrrrrrrn him…!”

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