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Holy coincidence? New Pope fuels Seahawks Super Bowl buzz
['Luke Duecy', 'Michael Biesecker', 'The Associated Press', 'James Lynch', 'Mynorthwest Staff', 'Jason Sutich', 'Frank Lenzi']
MyNorthwest.com
You may have heard about the so-called Pope — Seahawks theory.
It’s the idea that every time a new Pope is elected, the Seahawks end up going to the Super Bowl.
In 2005, Pope Benedict was elected, and that same season, the Seahawks made a Super Bowl run.
This year brought the election of Pope Leo, the first American Pope, and once again, the Seahawks find themselves Super Bowl-bound.
Father Dolejsi smiled at the theory, reminding us that faith isn’t about predicting sports outcomes.