He does this weird earth worship schtick as well, instead of having the normal seat that the pope sits in, he instead chooses out of the kindness of his heart to sit in a simple wooden chair carved from oak (or something equally pukey like that), which is ironic considering how many people were burned at the stake for shit like that, but the church needs to extend it's power base visa vi climate Marxism and "hey presto", pagan style earth worship is the hot new thing.