Are you a fan of “Pokémon GO,” Catholicism and the Spanish language? Somehow, I have the exact game for you. In what might be the most bizarre thing I’ve ever heard in my life, the Pope has given his blessing to a Catholic-themed “Pokémon GO” clone. “Follow Jesus Christ (JC) Go” was made by The Ramón Pané Foundation and is currently only available in Spanish.

So what exactly makes “Follow JC Go” holier than “Pokémon GO?” Well, rather than collecting Pokémon, one collects various Saints, biblical figures, and portrayals of the Virgin Mary. These are all collected through answering true/false trivia questions about the figure, rather than lobbing balls at them. The questions range in difficulty from knowing whether or not Miriam was Moses’ sister, to knowing whether or not the image of the Virgin Mary known as “The Virgin of the Valley” first appeared in 1950. This is not a game for those with a passing interest in Catholicism — this is truly a game for only the most devout.

It doesn’t stop there — this game takes what “Pokémon GO” could only dream of doing, and goes so much further. In terms of character creation, “Follow JC Go” has police officers, drug-addicted bikers and everything in between. Hunger, thirst and spirituality meters have to be maintained in order to stay alive. “Pokémon GO” has three “teams,” if the term’s being used loosely. But in “Follow JC Go,” there are player-formed “Evangelization Teams,” which are ranked on an international leaderboard. The top-placed Evangelization Team is the “Trump Squad,” because of course it is. In-game currency? Denarius, based off of the actual Roman currency, make PokéCoins look like a sham. Of course, donations can be made to the Ramón Pané Foundation in exchange for more denarius. Microtransactions in my Christian mobile app? Well, at least it goes to charity.

The game also has a few other features that are worthy of quietly muttering, “neat.” There are icons that can be added to the map for viewing locations such as restaurants, convenience stores and, of course, churches. Being able to see those restaurants is helpful, as searching for Saints works up quite the hunger. Messages can also be sent to other players, and it’s handy. With all of the friends I have playing this game, my inbox is almost always filled with new messages.

Now, all the content and concept in the world isn’t worth too much if it runs poorly, and “Follow JC Go” does just that. In a shocking twist, “Follow JC Go” is poorly put together. First and foremost, the game is plagued with “Connection lost, reconnecting,” pop-up boxes. The map is also an issue, clipping in and out of existence whenever I look at it the wrong way and moving at slow speeds when more than three items appear on screen. However, I’m not terribly upset about this, seeing as how the game has only been out since Oct. 15.

I’m going to be really honest here — I love this game. It’s absolutely absurd. This is going to go down for me as so bad that it’s good. It’s not even just that the game itself is that bad, but the context of this game adds so much more to the experience. “Pokémon GO” has not been popular for a little over two years, and in waltzes this glitchy clone with the Pope’s blessing. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to go find Saint Antoine Daniel.

_Edited by Siena DeBolt | sdebolt@themaneater.com_