Pope-Stang-Opening-Mass-Youth-Synod

Pope Francis uses a Stang during Opening Mass of the Synod of Bishops on the Youth
Pope Francis holds up during the Opening Mass of the Youth Synod an unusual, forked bamboo staff, commonly called a "Stang" - a symbol commonly associated with the occult and witchcraft.

Pope Francis holds up during the Opening Mass of the Youth Synod an unusual, forked bamboo staff, commonly called a “Stang” – a symbol commonly associated with the occult and witchcraft.