A group of his believers travelled to the Vatican and gathered in St Peter’s Square. As Pope Francis delivered his Easter speech, they proclaimed that Aba Al-Sadiq is the true Pope, appointed by God, and that Pope Francis was a false pope, raising the prophesied black banner of the Mahdi bearing the words, “Allegiance is to Allah.” The believers’ actions, taken in faith, had far-reaching ripple effects that no one had anticipated.