Lenny Belardo, the first American Pope in history, the most mysterious and contradictory figure of all turns out to be Pius XIII himself. Shrewd and naive, conservative and modern, doubtful and resolute, ironic, pedantic, hurt and ruthless, Pope Pius XIII tries to walk-through the long path of finding God, and himself. *First pub. at AO3, Feb 25, 2020.*Based on The Young Pope*