Whoopi Goldberg gave Pope Francis “Sister Act” merch: 'He laughed'

Whoopi Goldberg, a Hollywood goddess, has officially made contact with a religious powerhouse — and gifted him with holy relics from her signature blockbuster comedy.

After teasing her emotional meeting with the leader of the Catholic church, the EGOT-winning actress shared a summary of her meeting with Pope Francis during Monday's episode of The View, revealing that she gifted him with merchandise from her iconic movie Sister Act — all while she works on bringing a third series film to Disney+.

ABC Whoopi Goldberg gives Pope Francis 'Sister Act' merch

"I thought, I'm going to walk into this building and I'm going to burst into flames," Goldberg joked of her Italian journey to Vatican City. "I brought him some stuff from Sister Act that he asked for."

The show then cut to footage of the 67-year-old meeting Pope Francis and presenting him with a few posters from Sister Act, the 1992 hit that starred Goldberg as a woman who enters witness protection as a nun.

"You are very important," Pope Francis told Goldberg before she handed him memorabilia from the film.

"You know, we're trying to help bring the sisters into the 21st century," Goldberg told him. Though Goldberg called the tone of the film "silly," Pope Francis stopped her. "One of the best things you can do for people is to help them and to have joy and to make them laugh," he said.

ABC Whoopi Goldberg gives Pope Francis 'Sister Act' poster

Back at the Hot Topics table, Goldberg reflected on the Pope's interest in Sister Act, adding that he also inquired about her character's signature red shoes.

"He is funny," she said. "He was like, 'The shoes, are you wearing the red shoes?' I was like, 'I'm just trying to bring the nuns into the 21st century.' He laughed."

In a video she posted to her Instagram Story on Thursday, Goldberg noted that St. Peter's Square could be a future filming location for her long-gestating, Tyler Perry–produced Sister Act 3.

"Picture Sister Act and all the nuns standing here, waiting for the Pope to come out," she teased Thursday on Instagram. "Maybe that's going to happen in the new movie. You don't know. You never know, but we are in Rome, and I am in Vatican City. What could I be doing? Why could I be here? We'll find out."

Back on Monday's broadcast, the Ghost star said that the experience made her re-evaluate her relationship to the church.

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"It was kind of shocking, because for 11 years, this is something I've tried to do," she said at the top of the show. "He was quite amazing. He is exactly what I hoped he would be, which is a Pope for all people, regardless of religion, which I appreciated. I wanted to thank him for all of my gay friends, and for all of my divorced friends, because he said 'Listen, God loves you no matter what, come back to the church."

On Friday, Goldberg first shared a photo to her Instagram Story, which showed her smiling with the Pope. "Such an honor," she wrote next to the image.

Goldberg told Vatican News last week that, elsewhere on her trip, after viewing the environment-centered Italian art exhibition "Changes," she wanted to send the Pope some bees because she observed a lack of them in Vatican City.

"The Vatican should have bees," Goldberg said. "Having bees brings attention to the fact that bees are dying all around the planet."

The View airs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET on ABC.

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