Pope Leo called his bank to change his address and phone number; they hung up on him

https://chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv/2026/05/06/pope-leo-bank-phone-call-address-change

Bit late on this but I found it a funny read

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masterclass@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 58d

Ahahah that was a good read. They did change it in the end, but pulling rank like that does make people doubtful lol

NaibofTabr@infosec.pub · 8 pts · 58d

"I'm the Pope!"

"Yeah, and I'm the King of Prussia. Have a nice day buddy." click

Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 50d

the pope β€œis like us,” and β€œa very humble guy.”

Yeah, I ring up the president of my bank every time I want to bypass the rules everyone else has to follow. I love how accessible these C-suite guys are to the average Joe.