With the whole world which looks at the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, while waiting for the white smoke which will signal the election of the new Pope, the roof of normally ordinary tiles was animated by the arrival of two seagulls.
While the cardinals assembled in their deliberations, the birds perched just above their heads – in privileged view of the cameras.
While the complave slump settles down, unexpected avians immediately encountered laughter and affection, social media enlightening with memes #gabbiano. Then came inevitable theories on what, if necessary, could symbolize.
There are even those who have embarked on a “baptism” of birds – baptized them “Sistine”, of course.
While they and everyone below them await smoke, the gulls fly the show – even upwards of drones that always watch over the Vatican and Place St Peter.
