Pope Francis is a big Tolkien fan. He uses Lord of the Rings in his theology writings!

Can anyone resist the one of the many powerful stories created by J.R.R. Tolkien, especially The Lord of the Rings?

Is it physically possible for anyone to not love that trilogy of books? Probably, but we aren't going to be focusing on those people. Instead, we're going to focus on fans of the trilogy, like Stephen Colbert, a large group of Spanish soccer players, and especially Pope Francis.

In a 2008 sermon, Pope Francis mentioned Tolkien as an "influential writer worth reading" in his Easter message to teachers of Argentine.

At the time of his sermon, he was still Cardinal Bergoglio, but he spoke of how the quest of Frodo and Sam in The Lord of the Rings is a journey of hope, and the constant battle between good and evil!

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