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The England and Wales Cricket Board has apologised for a societal media station joking that Pope Francis "loves the Ashes".
A connection connected the X relationship of the 88-year-old Pope, who has been successful infirmary since February, was posted to people Ash Wednesday.
In response, the England Cricket relationship wrote: "Even @Pontifex loves The Ashes". The station has since been deleted.
An ECB spokesperson said: "This was an ill-judged station and was swiftly deleted. We apologise for immoderate offence."
On Wednesday, the relationship of Pope Francis posted: "The Ashes punctual america of who we are, which does america good.
"It puts america successful our place, smooths retired the unsmooth edges of our narcissism, brings america backmost to reality, and makes america much humble and unfastened to 1 another. None of america is God; we are each connected a journey."
Ash Wednesday marks the opening of Lent, the 40-day play successful which Christians hole for Easter.
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