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    New Pope Leo XIV roasts JD Vance, and the internet joins in the fun

    Ariel Messman-Rucker

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    Ariel Messman-Rucker
     05/09/25

    New Pope Leo XIV roasts JD Vance, and the internet joins in the fun

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    JD Vance has been made fun of in a myriad of hilarious ways, from people accusing him of having coitus with a sectional to people pointing out that he was acting like a weird robot during the presidential campaign, to him being blamed for Pope Francis’ death. But now the vice president is being dunked on because the new pope was chosen, and it seems like he might hate Vance as much as Democrats do.

    Pope Leo XIV, perviously known as American Cardinal Robert Prevost, has been an outspoken critic of the way Vance tried to use Catholic teachers to justify the Trump administration’s draconian immigration policy, writing on social media, “JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn’t ask us to rank our love for others,” USA Today reports.

    Pope Leo XIV also posted his approval of a public letter Pope Francis wrote, giving Vance, who only converted to Catholicism in 2019, a lesson on theology. This means that two popes in a row have thought that Vance needs to do better as a Catholic.

    This has predictably led to the internet tearing Vance to shreds. ”This new Pope had me at 'JD Vance is wrong,’” one person wrote on X (formerly Twitter). Another person joked, “jd vance killed pope francis only for the new pope to hate him even more,” while someone else posted, ”good news everyone, the new pope still hates jd vance.”

    Keep scrolling to see the funniest reactions to JD Vance getting roasted for the new pope being critical of him!

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    "jd vance killed pope francis only for the new pope to hate him even more"

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    Me, seeing all the times our new Pope has dragged this administration AND JD Vance.

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    "good news everyone, the new pope still hates jd vance"

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    "This new Pope had me at 'JD Vance is wrong'”

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    "The Vatican keeps in tradition of having a Pope who doesn't like JD Vance."

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    "An American pope who fights with JD Vance on Twitter? I am so in"

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    "I don’t care how homophobic the new pope is as long as he excommunicates JD Vance, that’s all I ask."

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    "Pope Leo XIV is not a fan of Trump and JD Vance! MAGA isn’t going to like this one."

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    "The new pope appears to not have tweeted in 2024, returning only to pray for Pope Francis's health and criticize JD Vance"

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    "For clarity - The new Pope thinks Trump and JD Vance are a couple of assholes. He’s right."

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    "Excellent job of maintaining continuity by picking another Pope who personally hates JD Vance"

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    "JD Vance is such a bad catholic they gave us an american pope lmao"

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    "the new pope being from illinois and also hating jd vance is so funny we’re about to see heretofore unknown levels of midwest beef"

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    "new pope hates JD vance"

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    "Wow—this one’s a mic drop from the new Pope. A sitting Cardinal (now Pope Leo XIV) publicly rebuking JD Vance for twisting scripture to justify a political agenda?"

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    "italian catholics guarding the new pope from jd vance"

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    "Pope Leo, recognizing that JD Vance is a loathsome piece of shit not only has Catholics ecstatic, it has the entire free world howling in delight! In history, there has never been an American president and vice president who are more globally despised than Trump and Vance."

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    "Wow, the new Pope has directly gone after JD Vance before. I'm a fan!"

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    "Even the Pope dunks on JD f’ng Vance."

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    "Robert Prevost our new pope is: • From Chicago • Cubs Fan • Hates police brutality • Hates JD Vance • 69 years old (nice!) Yea I like this guy already…"

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