Photo war between the fans of Rangers and Celtic, after the death of Pope Francis »the gesture of the supporters of Ianis Hagi's team has revolted everyone
Cezar Titor article – published Tuesday, April 22, 2025 19:49 / Updated Tuesday, April 22, 2025 20:18
The death of the Sovereign Pontiff caused a huge scandal in Glasgow, where the rivalry between the two city teams of the city, Rangers and Celticalso comes from religious reasons. In addition to the political criteria in relation to the Northern Ireland (loyalists and Republicans), national identity (British and Irish Scottish), social ideology (conservatism and socialism), the groups of fans of the two combatants of “Old Fir” are also distinguished by religious: those from the Celtic are Catholics, those of Rangers Protestants.
Pope Francis died Monday morning, on Easter day, at the age of 88. He has been in serious condition since the beginning of the year, being admitted for more than a month due to a pneumonia. The announcement of the death was made by the representatives of the Vatican.
Pope Francis was a connoisseur of football, being visited, over time, by several representatives of some teams, including Celtic, in 2023, before a Lazio duel from the Champions League groups.
And the death of the symbol of Catholic Christianity was speculated by the fans of the band on Ibrox in a disgusting way.
“Without the Pope of Rome.” Rangers' fans mocked the death of the Pontiff
Members of the Union Bears group, Rangers ultra group, vandalized a building on the edge of the two messages. By mocking Pope Francis, they wrote with graffiti, in the colors of the club on Ibrox: “Without the Pope of Rome” and “Pope Francis is dead.”
The graffiti of Rangers
The building at the intersection of two highways in Glasgow is often a place of dispute between the graphs of the ultra groups of Celtic and Rangers.
“From the posture of Fan Rangers, this disgusts me”, “Do you hold religion outside football”, “How many of your players are Catholics?” Or “the only thing I can celebrate this year is the death of an 88-year-old Argentine,” were among the reactions of fans on social networks.
Celtic's response was not delayed. The fans of the champion in Scotland have painted over, in the traditional colors of the club, the messages “Without flags or drums” and “your flags and drums are in the Vatican”, referring to the moment when the ultras of Celtic stole several objects from the “arsenal” of “Union Bears”, the group that painted the initial graffiti.
Celtic's response
