Flying Spaghetti Monster Decree Issued by Pope Leo XIV�Church Welcomes �Noodle-Based Faith Ally�

In an unprecedented ecumenical gesture, Pope Leo XIV formally recognized the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster as a �sister tradition in the sacred kitchen of God.� The Flying Spaghetti Monster Decree emphasized shared values like humility, parody, and sauce-based metaphors. Vatican observers attended a Pastafarian Mass wearing colanders. The Pope concluded: �We�ve excommunicated weirder things.�