Pope Francis died of a stroke early Monday, not long after appearing in his wheelchair to address the faithful on Easter Sunday. The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church also had a notable meeting with the American vice president JD Vance on Sunday, which has prompted plenty of macabre jokes on social media, as often happens when something weird occurs in the world. And some of them are pretty funny.
Vance is an adult convert to Catholicism who has drawn criticism for his, shall we say unorthodox ideas about the Catholic faith. Catholics believe the pope is infallible, but Vance sure seemed to question the ideas held dear by Pope Francis on a regular basis.
Vance responded to news of the pope’s death by tweeting out his condolences, writing, “I was happy to see him yesterday, though he was obviously very ill.”
For his part, President Donald Trump wrote, “Melania and I will be going to the funeral of Pope Francis, in Rome. We look forward to being there!” Very solemn, Mr. President. He sure knows how to find the right tone for any occasion, doesn’t he folks?
And with that same reverence and solemnity, we present some of the Vance memes that made us chuckle. With any luck, we won’t get sent to the fires of eternal damnation for this one.
In retrospect, maybe we should have seen this coming. pic.twitter.com/GgKcUFDCiX
— Mike Beauvais (@MikeBeauvais) April 21, 2025
Sowwy I made you dead pic.twitter.com/T7wsXVn597
— evan loves worf (@esjesjesj) April 21, 2025
The Pope saw this and immediately died.
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— Pearlmania500 (@pearlmania500.bsky.social) April 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM
— Cold War Steve (@coldwarsteve) April 21, 2025
JD Vance’s Aura Kills Pope Francis (2025) pic.twitter.com/Ej1XPe4ntO
— Simplified US History (@Simplified_US) April 21, 2025
oldest trick in the book pic.twitter.com/EUyfGzQWYZ
— Scott Chegg (@buckfastbadlad) April 21, 2025
the only perk of having a loser terminally online vice president like JD vance is that he will absolutely see every tweet accusing him of killing the pope https://t.co/JVDCTOzdgP
— John DiLillo (@JohnDiLillo) April 21, 2025
