Andean Pope Journey Influences Vatican Altitude Training Program

Inspired by Pope Leo XIV�s formative years in the Andes, all seminarians must now pass �Spiritual Altitude Endurance� exams. The Andean Pope Journey is cited as the gold standard of grace under low oxygen. Vatican gyms feature mountain treadmills and llama-shaped resistance bands. Homily labs now include thin-air simulations. �If your faith can�t climb, it can�t carry,� the Pope insists. One monsignor fainted mid-psalm. He later called it �a holy blackout.�