Kentucky’s John Calipari attends Pope’s congressional address

Admission to see the Pope speak to Congress on Thursday is one of the hottest tickets on the planet, and Kentucky head coach John Calipari managed to snag one.

Admission to see the Pope speak to Congress on Thursday is one of the hottest tickets on the planet, and Kentucky head coach John Calipari managed to snag one.

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Coach #Cal is in the House for #PopeFrancis. Pope is the only person who recruits better than Cal . pic.twitter.com/jO1UgRsO5g

— Steve Cohen (@RepCohen) September 24, 2015

Headed to see the pope. I'll be in the gallery for this momentous occasion to see a true servant leader, one who puts our most needy first!

— John Calipari (@CoachCalArk) September 24, 2015

Coach Cal also jumped on Twitter to let Big Blue Nation how he would have them in his thoughts as the Pope spoke to joint assembly session of Congress.

I'll be praying for everyone on my prayer list in the pope's presence. I'll throw one in there for the #BBN.

— John Calipari (@CoachCalArk) September 24, 2015

Please don't hate me for loving the pope. If I get close enough, I absolutely will kiss his ring.

— John Calipari (@CoachCalArk) September 24, 2015

The Wildcats rabid fans responded with some clever photoshopping in the hopes of gaining a new fan in the Holy See.

@UKCoachCalipari 😊👍🏼💙 pic.twitter.com/5O82peZPY1

— Dawn Wellspring (@WellspringDawn) September 24, 2015