Power ranking the new Pope cards

VATICAN CITY, ITALY - 2025/05/12: Pope Leo XIV meets the press in the Paul VI Hall. (Photo by Mario Cartelli/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images via Getty Images)No matter what our religion, our belief, our faith, our worldview, or many other spiritual-related quandaries, we can all agree on one thing:

Pope cards will never be worth anything.

But man… they are cool.

Why do we collect? Is it to hoard cards for years in hopes they double in value, only to sell them and lose that entire accrued value through fees and shipping costs? Is it to gamble your hard-earned money away by watching someone rip open packs of cards on a webcam while making ? Is there something greater?…