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As the world this week was waiting for who would be selected by the next pope, Main event Social media also stormed, and the creators of the content weighed with memes and comedy scenarios about the tradition they dubbed “Catholic superbas”.
The conclave-very secret ritual of choosing a new Pope began on Wednesday after Pope Francis’ death on April 21. A group of 133 cardinals from the Cardinals College met in the Vatican to vote through a secret newsletter, with most of the two -thirds necessary to choose the next leader of the Catholic Church.
On Thursday, a white smoke was spotted from the Sistine chapel, signaled that a new pope was selected. Later, the conclave announced that Cardinal Robert F. Prevost was elected a new leader of the Catholic Church, which is about 1.4 billion members around the world.
For some members Generation ZIt was the first conclave they really remembered – the latter happened in 2013 – and they became interested in the consecrated tradition.
White smoke over the Sistine chapel as a new dad is chosen
The nuns respond to white smoke from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel, which indicates that a new Pope was elected in the Vatican, May 8, 2025. (Marko Djurica / Reuters)
The creators of the content on Tiktok and Instagram playedly covered the solemn affairs this week, as if it was a sports competition, atPope games.”
Conclave inspired meme, songs, reality parodies, sketches and comparisons with the NFL project that have reached millions of views on social media, Reported about axios.
Even social media users, without any religious beliefs, weigh their choice for the next Pope. One video from an atheist tiktker who wished Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagl to win More than 4 million views.
According to the AT columnist, Tagl was named “Asian Pope Francis” and was favorite National Catholic Reporter.
Ralph Fien starred in the movie “Oscar” 2024 “Conclave”, which in recent weeks after Pope Francis’s death, a surge of interest. (Alam)
Social media users also took inspiration from the film from the film, which wins the “Oscar” 2024, which survived the spike in the streaming after Pope Francis’ death in April.
The politician reports that some cardinals who never felt a conclave before watching a movie to guide the Vatican and parsing.
The White House too joined in in Online Specification over the new Pope last week with the President Donald Trump A joking, placing an a-generated image as a Pope about the truth of the social.
President Donald Trump outlined the image on his own as a Pope on the truth of the Social on Friday, May 2, 2025. (@Realdonaldtrump/Truth Social)
Prevost, the first Pope from North America, chose the Papal name Leo XIV.
Social media users quickly joked that the new Pontiff was an American.
Some liberals hoped that the new pontiff would share their political preferences, including former Obama Assistant John Faur, who had encouraged the Pope for past positions that criticized Trump’s immigration policies.
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Fox News’ Gabriele Regalbuto has contributed to this article.
