Have a go at our next caption competition (above). Send entries by email only to captioncompetition@churchtimes.co.uk by 9 a.m., Monday 4 May.
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Here is the winning entry for the previous competition:
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His Holiness was advised that he would look “Glorious in ex-Chelsea’s DayGlo” (Carolyn Owens)
A SELECTION of this week’s entries:
“The Americans object to me speaking about theology; so now I am talking about soccer instead” (Patrick Irwin); “Jesus saves! Pope Leo turns in the rebound” (Phoebe Jeffery); “Chelsea FC celebrates its new signing from AS Roma (for an undisclosed fee), ahead of next season’s Premier League and UEFA Champion’s League competitions” (Philip David); “I play on the left, unlike President Trump” (Michael Doe); “Vicar of Christ to stand in the gap with Vicario!” (Chris Hall); “Italy’s Azzurri made a bold new move to qualify for the World Cup on 2030” (Jonathan Jeffery); “Pope Leo has been recruited by the Premier League for his magnificent cross” (Philip Lickley).
“Watch out! — up until now only VAR claimed to be infallible!” (John Saxbee); “Leo 14-Trump Nil” (Richard Strudwick); “It was good to have it back, but embarrassing that he’d lost his shirt in a betting shop” (Martin Kettle); “What position? Not a striker, I have to turn the other cheek. Midfielder? No, I am not supposed to pass difficult balls for others to deal with, even if I may occasionally trip people up. Not a defender for the same reason. A keeper it is, as I am to save souls. . .” (Mark Smith); “Pope Leo finding his feet, like the total footballer Johan or the brilliant attack of Thierry, in taking on boorish Trump” (Dev Nallathamby).
“‘My position in defence will be that of the Apologetics in the early Church.’ ‘Holy Father, the whole team is apologetic about losing to Bosnia’” (Julian Ashton); “The hope was that papal infallibility might extend to scoring goals” (Michael Foster); “Pope Leo would be a shoe-in for Millwall Lions” (Brian Stevenson); “The Pope has decided to follow in the footsteps of Jesus and play for either Manchester City or Arsenal in the Premier League” (Mervyn Cox); “Sorry, I can’t wear it: blue doesn’t fit with the ecclesiastical calendar” (Alistair Bolt); “Are you a faithful, Holy Father?” (Nick Baker); “Seeing as though I can’t go out and about in this, I wonder how much I could sell it for on Vinted?” (Madeline Charlton); “Hmm . . . we could do with a reserve striker on the bench. Pity about the colour” (Roger Seal); “Well, I mean, whatever the usual practice, you could have used Roman numerals for me” (Neil Inkley); “Judging by his shirt number, it would appear that Pope Leo — rather appropriately for a bishop — will be on the bench” (Peter Godden); “Thank you for the shirt, but you do know it isn’t me who used to be a soccer player? That was the last one” (Paul MacDermott); “I was offered No. 12, but that was Judas’s number” (Janet Stockton); “Best signing since Jesus joined Arsenal” (Philip Ritchie); “For Your Holiness only, I can offer a ten per cent discount” (Robin Morgan); “Harry meets Leo for a friendly” (Richard Strudwick).
As ever, the winner receives a prize of Fairtrade chocolate, courtesy of Divine Chocolate.
