South Jersey Pizza Shop Owner Returns Boxes With Pope's Face: What's Your Reaction?

Are pizza boxes promoting the Pope’s visit to Philadelphia later this month distasteful?

That’s what one South Jersey pizza shop owner believes, and he’s sending the boxes back.

Anthony Romano, the owner of Marino’s Pizza in Mullica Hill and a Roman Catholic, sent the boxes back to Savona-Stavola Foods in West Deptford in exchange for his regular boxes, nj.com reports.

Marino said he doesn’t believe Pope Francis is “into this kind of stuff” and said the illustrations were done “in poor taste,” according to the report.

The boxes include an image of Pope Francis and say “Welcome Pope Francis” and “Philadelphia 2015.”

Marino also said not everyone is Roman Catholic and the boxes would just end up being thrown away.

Marino was not available for comment for this post.

A Savona-Stavola representative was not available for comment on Friday.

Read more at nj.com.

What do you think? Are the boxes distasteful or is it a way to welcome the Pope to America? Would the Pope approve? Let us know in the comments below.

The attached image was posted on the Savona-Stavola Facebook page.