Might work in between this and Habemus Papam

In June 2015, the late Pope Francis received a copy of DOAWK, presented to him by Msgr. Daniel B. Gallagher, a Latin linguist and Catholic priest. Gallagher considered DOAWK to be a "classic", and therefore deserving of a translation in the classical language of Latin. This resulted into the official Latin translation of the book: Commentarii de Inepto Puero. Because Latin is a dead language used only by the Vatican, Gallagher had to translate the jokes in the book by using traditional Latin word plays and jokes.

Should any other religious leaders receive a copy of DOAWK

In honor of completing the first half of my LLB, I've decided I will make a compilation of facts and references throughout the entire book, and explaining each of them.

I will be working on the 2nd half of Habemus Papam soon, and later I will be posting a post that compiles all 20 pages completed so far. Thank you to everyone that has supported me along the way!

1. The title "Habemus Papam" refers to the announcement proclaimed by the cardinal when a new pope is elected. The full text is: Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum; habemus papam (I announce to you with great joy; we have a pope)!

2. In page 1, the drawing of Manny as a "prince" is inspired off of a portrait of Cardinal Richelieu, historical leader and main antagonist of The Three Musketeers.

3. In the same page, Greg mentions how Susan is banning meat on Fridays. While this is standard practice for most Catholics (abstaining from chicken, beef, pork, lamb, etc. on Fridays as an act of penance and commemorating Christ's Passion), the American Catholic bishops allow Catholics in the U.S. (where the Heffleys are from) to do another form of penance (cold shower, helping the poor, no music, etc.) on Fridays, making Friday abstinence an irregular practice for them.

4. On page 7, Cardinal Rossi (the leader of the conservative faction of the cardinals) says Polio vaccines contain Satanic microchips manufactured by China. This is inspired off of two incidents: one in 2020 when Cardinal Raymond Burke (the leader of Catholic traditionalism in America) suggested Covid was deliberately unleashed by Communist China, and another in 2021 when Cardinal Juan Iniguez (a conservative cardinal in Mexico) said that Covid-19 Vaccines contain Satanic microchips.

5. On page 10, Cardinal Dupont discovers a bomb inside the Vatican Grottoes, specifically above the tomb of Pope Pius XI (who was Pope during the Interwar period of Europe). The TNT is specifically hanging over a real mosaic near Pius' tomb of St. Ambrose of Milan.

6. The TNT taped onto a portrait in Cardinal Bianchi's office is based off of a real portrait of Cardinal Jules Mazarin, Richelieu's successor.

7. The black and white image of the Virgin Mary in page 12 is Our Lady of Akita, famous for weeping blood from her eyes.

8. On page 13, the Italian police officer depicted is a member of the Carabinieri, an Italian police force.

9. On page 16, Greg says that Cardinal Dupont was once caught spending $30,000 of church funds on a French knockoff of Candy Crush called "Bonbon Blast". This is based off of a real incident when a Catholic priest was found guilty of spending $40,000 of church funds on mobile games.

10. Greg Heffley's depiction as Pope on page 19 is based off of picture of the current Pope (Leo XIV) in a similar pose, albeit looking the other way.

11. The words Cardinal Francis asks Greg on page 20 is in Latin and asked to every person upon being elected as Pope:
    Acceptasne electionem de te canonice factam in Summum Pontificem? ("Do you accept your canonical election as Supreme Pontiff?")

To which Gregory replies:
Accepto. ("I accept.")

Mine is the cross shown in the apparitions of Our Lady of Pontmain (also known as Our Lady of Hope). I like the design (because it is very similar to the standard Latin crucifix albeit red and a different header), but also the story behind it. One of the lesser known apparitions, and I like the way the cross contrasts with the deep blue dress of Our Lady.