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Both bishops were asked if there was a particular saint they were praying for to aid their team.
It’s a tradition for the Catholic bishops from the two cities sending teams to the Super Bowl to make a friendly wager before the big game.
With the Kansas City Chiefs back in their fourth Super Bowl in five years and the San Francisco 49ers making their first appearance since 2020, Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph Bishop James Johnston and San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone made their friendly wager on EWTN News In Depth with Montse Alvarado on Friday.
“I think we’ve got a good one. And the archbishop and I have agreed that it’s going to be a two-parter if we lose,” Bishop Johnston said.
“If the Kansas City Chiefs lose, which is highly unlikely, but if we should, I’ll be sending Archbishop Cordileone a gift pack from our American Jazz Museum. We’re noted not only for barbecue but also jazz. And I understand the archbishop loves jazz,” Bishop Johnston said.
“And this is the second part. We’ve agreed to support the pregnancy care center of the winner’s choice in each diocese so that we can focus on the importance of the gift of human life,” Bishop Johnston said.
Archbishop Cordileone said “we want to hold up our love for mother and child, for women in these crisis pregnancies and very difficult conditions,” noting that “each of our dioceses has outreach.”
“So we did not decide on an amount. I kind of think that might be determined by the final score, but I’m doubly looking forward to the 49ers win as a lifelong jazz aficionado and no more appropriate place for a jazz museum,” Archbishop Cordileone said.
Archbishop Cordileone added that the second part of the bet includes something San Francisco is “famous” for.
“However, in that unlikely event that I do have to give Bishop Johnston the other part of the gift... San Francisco is famous for many fun things, one of which is Rice-A-Roni. So he will be gifted with a case of Rice-A-Roni,” he said.
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It’s a tradition for the Catholic bishops from the two cities sending teams to the Super Bowl to make a friendly wager before the big game.
With the Kansas City Chiefs back in their fourth Super Bowl in five years and the San Francisco 49ers making their first appearance since 2020, Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph Bishop James Johnston and San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone made their friendly wager on EWTN News In Depth with Montse Alvarado on Friday.
“I think we’ve got a good one. And the archbishop and I have agreed that it’s going to be a two-parter if we lose,” Bishop Johnston said.
“If the Kansas City Chiefs lose, which is highly unlikely, but if we should, I’ll be sending Archbishop Cordileone a gift pack from our American Jazz Museum. We’re noted not only for barbecue but also jazz. And I understand the archbishop loves jazz,” Bishop Johnston said.
“And this is the second part. We’ve agreed to support the pregnancy care center of the winner’s choice in each diocese so that we can focus on the importance of the gift of human life,” Bishop Johnston said.
Archbishop Cordileone said “we want to hold up our love for mother and child, for women in these crisis pregnancies and very difficult conditions,” noting that “each of our dioceses has outreach.”
“So we did not decide on an amount. I kind of think that might be determined by the final score, but I’m doubly looking forward to the 49ers win as a lifelong jazz aficionado and no more appropriate place for a jazz museum,” Archbishop Cordileone said.
Archbishop Cordileone added that the second part of the bet includes something San Francisco is “famous” for.
“However, in that unlikely event that I do have to give Bishop Johnston the other part of the gift... San Francisco is famous for many fun things, one of which is Rice-A-Roni. So he will be gifted with a case of Rice-A-Roni,” he said.
Continued below.
Winner, Winner, Rice-A-Roni Dinner? Bishops Bet on the Super Bowl
Both bishops were asked if there was a particular saint they were praying for to aid their team.
