Supposedly from Francis of Assisi, as a gesture of unification of the Church (since the Jesuits and the Franciscans were always at odds.
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That would lend credance to the belief that he is to be the prophecied False Prophet. Antichrist, and the FP will definitely be “unifiers.” The people love to be fooled by unifiers.