The history of the papacy spans nearly 2,000 years. It provides the opportunity for many “firsts” among popes starting with St. Peter, but, “The Pope wrote a line of code,” has got to be one of the more eye-opening examples.

That’s what happened when Pope Francis helped contribute a line of code to an app designed to promote the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Francis likely won’t attend a coding boot camp any time soon, but it’s a moment that hearkens back to 235 A.D. and Pope Pontian as it relates to recorded firsts.