September 24, 2015 - 3:15 PM
NEW YORK, N.Y. - "WE SELL POPE DOLLS," blared a sign held up by a 7-Eleven worker on 42nd Street in Manhattan, directing customers to a store down the block. There, on an outdoor stand, were six plushy, squeezable popes, nestled rather incongruously among individually wrapped croissants and chocolate chip muffins.