New Pope Memes Add A Much-Needed Dose Of Irreverence To Pope Mania

By Christopher Zara | March 14 2013 4:18 PM

On the Internet, as we know, nothing is sacred. So naturally, Wednesday’s election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis I has inspired the inevitable avalanche of “new pope” memes. IBTimes culled together some of the most irreverent Francis-inspired memes we could find to celebrate the announcement of the new pontiff. For anyone who is a little poped out from the wall-to-wall news coverage, they’re a godsend. Heaven help us.

PopeMeme3 Photo: www.funnyordie.com This reference to Sgt. Hulka of "Stripes" was inevitable.

PopeMeme8 Photo: Quickmeme A nice nod to the pope's master's in chemistry.

PopeMeme4 Photo: Twitter; @GaryLees23 The hashtag #ReplaceMovieTitlesWithPope was actually a thing on Wednesday.

PopeMeme10 Photo: Facebook.com/SurlyThor Finally, something stylish.

PopeMeme5 Photo: cheezburger.com Actually, it's Snoop Lion now, but we get it.

PopeMeme1 Photo: quickmeme.com Controversy and memes make great bedfellows.

PopeMeme6 Photo: MSN Grumpy Cat's 15 minutes are pretty much up, but this is still worth posting: one of the many pope-lookalikes compiled by MSN.com. It's also been all over Reddit.