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The thing is, gloves are great for protection from finger moisture and acid, which is good for the leather but not much else on here. You will notice the expert does not touch the leather often. The downside is that it prevents some fine motor control which risks tearing the thin fabric in the hat and such. So I see either way being justified.
Be funny if Rick said well these would be priceless if they hadn’t been handled but since I’m holding them with my bare hands the best I can do is 5bucks🤣
I worked on the set and know the truth about many of these stories. They couldn't get a real expert in that new about these items from the Pope within the time we were shooting. When they would shoot they would announce it to the public. And on the days they would shoot huge lines of people would line up with all different sorts of items. It was my job to walk through the line and pick the most interesting or the most valuable items that I could see. Then I separate those people from all the other people because more than likely they will be on the show. I remember pulling her out of the line because she was claiming she had the Pope's slippers. But anyway we couldn't get this guy in in time. So one of the regulars was brought in with all the research he could find on what the Pope's slippers and hat were made out of. But a week later. This woman was asked to come back to the actual pawn shop with the slippers so a real expert could look at them. It was proven that these were in fact slippers made for some Pope. That this style of slipper is only made for Pope's and no one else. The expert was able to date these items to a certain time. And with the date on the cap they were pretty much positive that it was probably in fact the Pope she was saying it was or maybe a small chance that it was the pope before. I guess this lady was later contacted by someone from the Vatican and these items were purchased
@@Sneedmire oh okay yeah I'm making this up. Yeah of course a guy who worked on the set of a mediocre show like Pawn Stars would never go on TH-cam and make a comment LOL. Sorry your life is so boring
Love the old man. He was a no nonsense type of guy and you wasn't pulling a fast one in him. When he said a price he meant it and he was firm and wasn't budging. May he R.I.P.
another fact about Leo XIII, he was the oldest known (Confirmable) person to be filmed, having been born in 1810 and filmed multiple times before his passing throughout the late 1800s
There is a shop in Rome where the priests buy all their clothes, it could just be from that shop, all the stuff they sell looks exactly like that, they have no way of knowing who it belonged to exactly.
@@SGobuck Mark the Museum Guy said that Pope Leo XIII was the first Pope to appear on film. So maybe there might be a photograph of him somewhere, taken while he was wearing the slippers.
They were probably made to a shoe last for the Pope, they may still be able to discern from the shape of the shoe if it matches his last/measurements.....case closed!
I love how she wears gloves to show them off and then the expert comes in and chucks them about like an old pair of fake trainers from the market whilst explaining things about them lol
Something is fishy. If her aunt was a nun, she wouldn’t be allowed to keep these. Nuns take a vow of poverty and are forbidden from owning property. Furthermore, no nun worth her habit, would be so dismissive of these. Pope Leo XIII was one of the greatest popes in history.
Actually the vow of poverty means you cannot come into ownership of items on your own accord but if it is a gift and it is something like this that is gifted to you by a priest it is considered very rude to turn it down and most nuns would not dare to decline a gift of such holyness. Furthermore while nuns often think highly of the pope they do not idolize people so it makes sense that she would not have made a huge deal about it because she is taught that her lord is king and the pope is a mere mortal who speaks for her lord so she most likely wouldnt have made it a huge deal
Its a very common belief that nuns live for god and taking the vow of poverty means they cant claim ownership of items but this is a misconception. Nuns are allowed ownership of items they just must not hold those items to a value thats higher than their lord so the vow of poverty is more about not valuing the items they do own it has been misconstrued throughout the years and people have made the understanding of the vow of poverty that is simply not true or correct
They may take a vow of poverty but they are allowed gifts ,especially if a priest gives them a gift they're not going to turn it down and it's not like the nun is trying to turn them into money,she would have kept them for religious purposes and never in her wildest dreams would the nun ever have thought about selling the slippers
Rick: Alright hold on let me get my guy that knows all about this stuff. *Ezio Auditore enters* Ezio: Yep, I killed this guy, these are def his slippers
I have had these slippers in my family for such a long time... and I’m not gonna auction them but let’s sell them at a pawn shop in Vegas. That’s believable.
Pope Leo XIII was not a saint so these are not classed as relics, but that being said they should be treated with upmost respect and reverence. How sad if these are authentic to end up in a sleezy pawn shop. I pray that lady will honor them by returning them to the Holy See.
Well if it had his toe nail clippings I’d offer you 200,000$ no problem, but all you have is the slippers. So I have to stick with my guy and offer you 300$
If they said he was the first pope to have ever been photographed/filmed, then can't someone just maybe, find or discover more like, pictures or videos of him wearing them?
Leo XIII has living relatives. The papal slippers, socks, and zucchetto may contain traces of his DNA. Perhaps a DNA analysis could determine if these items are authentic. And yes, they should be returned to the Holy See.
I think she should go to an appraiser and then an auction house. I would expect that a pawn shop would always pay less as top collectors are not generally going there in my opinion.
It's understandable why Rick had to pass. The value of this kind of stuff highly depends on that YES or No Even if it was $1000 but if proved that it belonged to the right person then value goes 10-20 times. That's the problem with historical value
These are absolutely authentic. Only the popes house slippers (mula pontificia) would be embroidered with a cross on the toe, because if he was having audience wearing his soutane you were to kiss his foot (on the cross) when you got your turn to meet him. If he were walking around outside they would be leather and not have so much embroidery. Yet another indicator is the zucchetto (only the Pope would wear a white one. Some religious orders can wear a white one but not made of silk). He passed on a very precious artifact.
He was a prisoner in the Vatican. They had a big scandal back then Labor vs. Capital. Everyone thought Leo would come down on the side of Capital because he was born rich. He came down on the side of Labor. When he got elected he he refused and Started crying. An American cardinal from Baltimore told him “Whose will are u gonna do, yours or the Holy Spirit” So he accepted.
As a Roman i want to say My own : it's probable that the slippers were produced by a factory that Supplys the papacy (still today there are official store for the clergy in Rome, and i know all them) but It Is probable that they were actually never used by the pope himself. (Sorry for My english i do not use any software to translate, Just a Little learnt at school as a Kid).
Why is this so called expert touching them with his bare hands. Her and Rick should have checked this guy for not handling them with care by wearing gloves
RICK : " I have to have them dry cleaned... re-soled.... then just the right buyer has to buy them.....the best I can do it $25.... I'm taking a huge risk here..."
As they had a year on them, you could probably file a document request for the files in the Vatican Archives from that year and try to find a description, or look up the priest that gave them to her mother and establish that he was given Pope regalia..
I'm still waiting for someone to come with a single shred of evidence this Jesus guy was anything more than a crazy person, or do you believe everyone who says they are "god" without any evidence?
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Ok
Hello Rick. I am a huge fan I’ve been watching ever since you started
Just don't come to TH-cam if you want to see anything other than the same old $h|t.
K dud
the air pope ones .... holly feet!
I like how she used gloves to handle them and no one else does
As I'm watching i was thinking the same thing
Same!
The thing is, gloves are great for protection from finger moisture and acid, which is good for the leather but not much else on here. You will notice the expert does not touch the leather often. The downside is that it prevents some fine motor control which risks tearing the thin fabric in the hat and such. So I see either way being justified.
Be funny if Rick said well these would be priceless if they hadn’t been handled but since I’m holding them with my bare hands the best I can do is 5bucks🤣
And the paper money expert doesn’t lol
I worked on the set and know the truth about many of these stories. They couldn't get a real expert in that new about these items from the Pope within the time we were shooting. When they would shoot they would announce it to the public. And on the days they would shoot huge lines of people would line up with all different sorts of items. It was my job to walk through the line and pick the most interesting or the most valuable items that I could see. Then I separate those people from all the other people because more than likely they will be on the show. I remember pulling her out of the line because she was claiming she had the Pope's slippers. But anyway we couldn't get this guy in in time. So one of the regulars was brought in with all the research he could find on what the Pope's slippers and hat were made out of. But a week later. This woman was asked to come back to the actual pawn shop with the slippers so a real expert could look at them. It was proven that these were in fact slippers made for some Pope. That this style of slipper is only made for Pope's and no one else. The expert was able to date these items to a certain time. And with the date on the cap they were pretty much positive that it was probably in fact the Pope she was saying it was or maybe a small chance that it was the pope before. I guess this lady was later contacted by someone from the Vatican and these items were purchased
This is a very important comment and should be pinned on top.
Obviously, this is a random internet comment, but I'll believe it's genuine this time.
Makes the story better.
@@Sneedmire oh okay yeah I'm making this up. Yeah of course a guy who worked on the set of a mediocre show like Pawn Stars would never go on TH-cam and make a comment LOL. Sorry your life is so boring
@@thomas-rs1vb Yeah, because people NEVER just make things up on the internet, claiming this or that...
Jagoff.
Thank You for letting us know what happens behind the scenes . I am happy that They were authenticated and they didn't get to steal them !
Truth is, they weren't Rick's size.
Hahaa.... good one .
😂
I had to give this a thumb up, because at the time I got here the thumb up count was 666. I just couldn't let that stand.
That tub of lard could lose 150lbs.
Seller: I got the shoes of the Pope.
Rick: Let me call in a buddy of mine.
Jesus Shows Up
Nailed it!!!!
@@mistress313 lmao pun intended?
imagine a cosplayer jesus comes and tell if the shoes is legit lmao
That is hilarious!!!! Funniest thing I’ve read all week!!! Thank you!!!!
You won
"Let me call an expert"
Pope Leo walks in
@Meme Lord23 They’ve done it a few times. Like that Def Leppard guitar.
🤣
Second time I've seen these cheap jokes. Smh
🤣🤣🤣
in fact he more looks like a mennonite or amish
the air pope ones .... holly feet!
Was waiting to see this comment. If I didn't see it I was gonna leave the comment.
Chum aproves
So if they are "holly" does that mean they have green leaves and red berries?? UGH.
@@ross-carlson you obviously hate yourself
This is like the holy grail of holy slippers
That could be for Mosses
you actually made me LOL 😆..I read it..then read it again and...just nuce work! 😂😂😊😊
Genius😂😂
@AM Conquer holy slip
Mine are better with the Raiders logo
I can see Nike trying to capitalize on the slippers. Introducing the AIR Popes
@AM Conquer I can’t stop laughing!!! I have tears running down my face!!
Reebok popes.
💀🤣🤣🤣
Pontifices Caeli (Air Popes in Latin)
Lmao
Take those to Vatican City and have them personally authenticate them.
It happen before
She will not because they are fake just like the entire show...
arrest her and say her grand mother stole them ...lol
@@VinylEldred -So edgy.
@@theforgottenbrawlers the shop is open with the items they’ve brought on the show 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Love the old man. He was a no nonsense type of guy and you wasn't pulling a fast one in him. When he said a price he meant it and he was firm and wasn't budging. May he R.I.P.
You wasn’t pulling? You wasn’t? Does that sound like proper grammar to you my friend? You weren’t *, he wasn’t. *
Rick: “Let me call up a buddy of mine!”
*Pope Leo the XIII walks right in*
+50 magic resist
+30 armour
- 20 MS
+7 Luck
+50 Faith
+10 Wisdom
;D
And socket
50 percent magic
30 percent results
100 percent bro science
Minus 20 monkey scrotums?
No deal.
+75 holy damage
another fact about Leo XIII, he was the oldest known (Confirmable) person to be filmed, having been born in 1810 and filmed multiple times before his passing throughout the late 1800s
Her: uses gloves
hatman: grabs everything with his oily hands.
@@FernandoTieppo yes there is
@@FernandoTieppo Hatman himself said that it was delicate but he could handle it without gloves since he knows how to handle delicate stuff
Word on the streets is he just s ate Cheeto’s
His hands are probably covered in pine tar from the barn raising earlier that day.
She kept looking at his grubby hands when he was holding them. 😂😂😂
She and Rick looked worrisome when the expert didn’t use gloves to grab the items lol
Everyone looking for air jordan 13's or whatever but no one got the pope 13's.
Rick: best I could do is the church's Charity box I'm talking all the Risk here.
They are probably worth a lot of money but only to the right person
@@naddarr1 it look like there's 33
@@naddarr1 lol u cant imagine how many rich catholics in the world
Exactly
These would never be sold. These are a blessed item and considered sacred in the Catholic Church.
the Vatican
Could the lady have gotten in touch with someone from the Vatican or a better suited expert
She was paid by the show to be there, not a customer
She should take it to Vatican's there .they will know about it mybe they will have painting about him wearing it
There is a shop in Rome where the priests buy all their clothes, it could just be from that shop, all the stuff they sell looks exactly like that, they have no way of knowing who it belonged to exactly.
@@googleinc6033 there's a picture of him wearing the slippers...
@@SGobuck Mark the Museum Guy said that Pope Leo XIII was the first Pope to appear on film. So maybe there might be a photograph of him somewhere, taken while he was wearing the slippers.
They were probably made to a shoe last for the Pope, they may still be able to discern from the shape of the shoe if it matches his last/measurements.....case closed!
I love how Rick always says I’m rarely speachless in all these videos
I love how she wears gloves to show them off and then the expert comes in and chucks them about like an old pair of fake trainers from the market whilst explaining things about them lol
Chumlee: HOLY SNEAKERS
Rick: Best I can do is Slippers and thats taking a huge risk
Something is fishy. If her aunt was a nun, she wouldn’t be allowed to keep these. Nuns take a vow of poverty and are forbidden from owning property. Furthermore, no nun worth her habit, would be so dismissive of these. Pope Leo XIII was one of the greatest popes in history.
True
Depends on the congregation. Some congregations don't make a vow of poverty.
Actually the vow of poverty means you cannot come into ownership of items on your own accord but if it is a gift and it is something like this that is gifted to you by a priest it is considered very rude to turn it down and most nuns would not dare to decline a gift of such holyness. Furthermore while nuns often think highly of the pope they do not idolize people so it makes sense that she would not have made a huge deal about it because she is taught that her lord is king and the pope is a mere mortal who speaks for her lord so she most likely wouldnt have made it a huge deal
Its a very common belief that nuns live for god and taking the vow of poverty means they cant claim ownership of items but this is a misconception. Nuns are allowed ownership of items they just must not hold those items to a value thats higher than their lord so the vow of poverty is more about not valuing the items they do own it has been misconstrued throughout the years and people have made the understanding of the vow of poverty that is simply not true or correct
They may take a vow of poverty but they are allowed gifts ,especially if a priest gives them a gift they're not going to turn it down and it's not like the nun is trying to turn them into money,she would have kept them for religious purposes and never in her wildest dreams would the nun ever have thought about selling the slippers
"The Pope is a moral authority"
Pope Francis: "Hold my wine"
I love how his audio is later added to sound like he actually said that around 1:13
I noticed that 😅
I think that was Jsut coincidence in the editing
Those were worn when the Pope won his first championship with the Vatican bulls so resell is going crazy
Lol!!!
Atrium plenum torcular!
Rick "Best I can do is $100"
Walks outside sells for $100,000
the expert's hands are literally shaking
😁😁😁
They always are, he’s got an issue unfortunately.
The Popes shoes would be an asset to the Vatican perhaps. A museum piece for the ages.
old man aint wasting no time! love that guy, rip
Rick: Alright hold on let me get my guy that knows all about this stuff.
*Ezio Auditore enters*
Ezio: Yep, I killed this guy, these are def his slippers
Or Arno.
Or Altair
W
I have had these slippers in my family for such a long time... and I’m not gonna auction them but let’s sell them at a pawn shop in Vegas. That’s believable.
That was the least Karenly, Karen I have ever witnessed 😂
So was so adorable
Hey what should I do with these really old Holy relics? I know I'll take them to a pawn shop 🤔
Pope Leo XIII was not a saint so these are not classed as relics, but that being said they should be treated with upmost respect and reverence. How sad if these are authentic to end up in a sleezy pawn shop. I pray that lady will honor them by returning them to the Holy See.
Well if it had his toe nail clippings I’d offer you 200,000$ no problem, but all you have is the slippers.
So I have to stick with my guy and offer you 300$
I would take a pic and send them to the Vatican with the story behind them and see what happens.
The pope called, he wants his slippers back.
Rick be like before we start talking big money I’d just like to smell them first 😂
I missed your old man dad😢my grandpa look really alike your old man dad😢may both rest n peace🙏😔🙏
If they said he was the first pope to have ever been photographed/filmed, then can't someone just maybe, find or discover more like, pictures or videos of him wearing them?
I feel like I want to eat them like The Red Dragon painting in that movie.
Lol 🤣
how on Earth does my big buddy Mark know everything about anything lol
This show is scripted, he has time to look up an item.
even if he knows those dates he'll never say them out loud if he hadn't double checked before the camera filming
Thank u lord
For the first time ever Rick is not talking risk. That divine sandal belongs to Church or Museum not some pawn shop
The correct way for this to happen is the church acquires them from the pawn shop in exchange for "the blessing of god"
The 'divine sandals' have no value. That's why Rick passed on those.
Leo XIII has living relatives. The papal slippers, socks, and zucchetto may contain traces of his DNA. Perhaps a DNA analysis could determine if these items are authentic. And yes, they should be returned to the Holy See.
Its amazing how all these historical artifacts from all over the planet end up in Nevada
Those don’t belong in a pawn shop. They belong in Rome at the Vatican.
@Stephen Willis Stotch the Vatican belongs in a museum
The owner wears glove to avoid contamination...
The apraiser touch it like a boss
There's a picture of him wearing the slippers, Rick...
Lol really?
Those are the exact slippers in his paintings. Took a minute too look into it without calling a expert.
imagine being a pope feet expert
Omg she got Pope’s slipper, socks and his hat. 😱 wow honestly
I was waiting for Rick to say: I'll give u 100 bucks
A museum would pay top dollar for that!
rip old man we miss your wisdom
I think she should go to an appraiser and then an auction house. I would expect that a pawn shop would always pay less as top collectors are not generally going there in my opinion.
no the pawn shop go to top collectors through auction
There would be DNA in them if he had ever actually worn them!
Lots of dry precum
Rick: lemme call a buddy of mine who can verify this.
Jesus Christ walks in.
LMFAO for some reason I laughed pretty good when I read your message.
@@froey198033 😂😂😂
did anyone notice her name was Karen?
Rick: I would pass the pope's shoes.
Karen: I want to speak to your manager.
Once you watch one Pawn Stars video on TH-cam, you're in forever
The Nicest Karen Ever!!!!!!!🤣🤣🤣😂
Totally agree 😅
Rick: Rarely am I speechless
Amen to that.
I'm surprised that she didn't ask to speak to the manager after Rick passed
😂😂😂
It's understandable why Rick had to pass.
The value of this kind of stuff highly depends on that YES or No
Even if it was $1000 but if proved that it belonged to the right person then value goes 10-20 times.
That's the problem with historical value
They look like something Varys the spider wound wear on GOT
holy popeology! they oughta build a special museum for such artifacts.
hold on let me call my buddy god
The Elvis Costello song, The Angel's Want To Wear My Red Shoes , kept playing in my head watching this lol
They should’ve googled the pope’s shoe size 😂
Should go straight to a museum for sure
“Yo I got the Pope Leo 200’s”
“JEEEEEEEEEEEZ”
Imagine just going in to some regular pawn shop on the corner with this type of extravagant stuff from 100 years ago.
Imagine seeing these slippers at a pawn shop in a red light district.
Never seen a nice “KAREN” before
Hey there! There's lots of us. Remember, we don't get to choose our names. Have a good one!
@@Ann-ominous hi there Karen, when people say that someone’s a “Karen”, that doesn’t mean their actually name is Karen, it’s metaphor, goodbye 👋🏼
@@margaretdural9018 I'm aware lmao but thanks for the explanation. Have a good night.
She has to be related to freemasonry to have those relics and to sell them as a novelty.
Rick and the pope got along famously
I'm sure they were authentic, the expert just didn't know enough about them to verify. Better take that to the Holy See.
These are absolutely authentic. Only the popes house slippers (mula pontificia) would be embroidered with a cross on the toe, because if he was having audience wearing his soutane you were to kiss his foot (on the cross) when you got your turn to meet him. If he were walking around outside they would be leather and not have so much embroidery. Yet another indicator is the zucchetto (only the Pope would wear a white one. Some religious orders can wear a white one but not made of silk). He passed on a very precious artifact.
"Unless you have that person written their name in it" cap literally has name written in it...
Yeah, but could still be faked...
He was a prisoner in the Vatican.
They had a big scandal back then
Labor vs. Capital.
Everyone thought Leo would come down on the side of Capital because he was born rich.
He came down on the side of Labor.
When he got elected he he refused and
Started crying. An American cardinal from
Baltimore told him
“Whose will are u gonna do, yours or the
Holy Spirit”
So he accepted.
Come on , we all know NOTHING leaves Rick speechless haha
As a Roman i want to say My own : it's probable that the slippers were produced by a factory that Supplys the papacy (still today there are official store for the clergy in Rome, and i know all them) but It Is probable that they were actually never used by the pope himself.
(Sorry for My english i do not use any software to translate, Just a Little learnt at school as a Kid).
If you notice rick seems to pass on items where the seller knows their stuff and rick cant use his common tactics...
pullin up to the sneaker meet up. let’s see who we about to finesse. sheeesh
These are the slippers priests wear when visiting the altar boy dorms. No one hears them coming.
Good stuff
U can buy such holy slippers here in Nepal for $3 lol
Why is this so called expert touching them with his bare hands. Her and Rick should have checked this guy for not handling them with care by wearing gloves
Many would argue that the use of gloves increases the risk of tearing or damaging the piece more than occasional handling is likely to damage them..
They were just relieved he didn't put on a pair of special socks.
RICK : " I have to have them dry cleaned... re-soled.... then just the right buyer has to buy them.....the best I can do it $25.... I'm taking a huge risk here..."
I’d be pretty darn interested to find out if that slipper was ever authenticated.
It contains the dna of a pope😯😯
“Hang on lemme call up my clerical slipper expert”
She is the most polite karen I've ever seen on internet
Rick:Let me call in a buddy of mine
Pope francis walks in
As they had a year on them, you could probably file a document request for the files in the Vatican Archives from that year and try to find a description, or look up the priest that gave them to her mother and establish that he was given Pope regalia..
+15% movement speed.
+3 normal defense.
+3 defense against demonic and undead.
+3 holy damage.
The Old Man was such a CLASS ACT!
Rick: I take all the Risk (and all the Money) 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Risk is money..either you earn or lose it.
Well the point is you get both. If you’re taking all the risk then you get all the reward
Im still waiting for someone to come with Jesus' nails.
Guarantee the Vatican has those well hidden...
I'm still waiting for someone to come with a single shred of evidence this Jesus guy was anything more than a crazy person, or do you believe everyone who says they are "god" without any evidence?
They could call an old Priest as an expert, he will know better.
An insult to the Papal Slippers community.
HAHA, I remember that PEZ guy :D
Pope are like politicians sitting on throne without taxes.