The Pope is a funny guy

Modern Relics is a weekly newsletter about religion, pop culture and the internet! Just a quick one this week. I’d love to say it’s because I’m just ~so~ busy, but in all honesty it’s because I recently bought Cult of the Lamb on sale and I want to get back to growing my adorable little coven of hedonistic cannibals.

It’s really enjoyable! But I’d recommend buying it on console (ideally Nintendo Switch) because it’s optimised for being played with a controller rather than keyboard and mouse.

The two funniest things the Pope has ever said:

#2

#1

Honourable mention goes to:

The Pope strikes me as a funny man. If there are other funny things he’s said on the public record, I’d like to know.

Multiple people sent me this video and I thank them for thinking of me

@hughroberson_Matthew 5:10-12 #apostles #disciples #disciplesofchrist

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It’s what’s happening

Are you drivin– the Passion of the Christ x Wellbutrin NASCAR car? Yeah I am

I saw Troy Sivan in the lobby at work this week

Makes me think of this excellent article by Shoshana Gottlieb: “On the Subject of Troye Sivan’s $1800 Dreidel”

via heyalma:

Like most Australian Jews in their mid-20s, I pretend that I kind of once sort of knew Troye Sivan. In my case, though, it’s true — we used to prank call him during lunch time because he and my friend Rachel were in a situationship. Which is to say, the pop star is firmly rooted in the Australian Jewish landscape, a good Jewish boy who is a Kiddush Hashem to the wider world.

Another religious luminary who dropped by my workplace recently: David Bentley Hart. He is on this week’s episode of Soul Search.

He admired my pink hair and joked that he always wanted to dye his blue, but now it’s too late. I pointed out he could do his beard instead, and he said he’d never thought of that. So if you see DBH with a blue beard, I’m responsible.

Get yer ass up and practice witchcraft

@riotaddamsThis is your sign to practice witchcraft #witchtok #witchcraft #spells #witchytutorial #witchesoftiktok #riotaddams #witch #spiritualtiktok #spirituality

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Woke Space Jesuit is a gift to us all

If anyone has a screenshot of his post about the Italian man praying to the saints like the 9/11 firefighters please give it to me. I cherish it in my mind.

Now you know

@fatherdavidmichaelNobody’s gonna know.

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Lastly, I found these memes on Discord

This is what I’m going to say every time I accidentally double-up on a meme I’ve posted here before.

I’ll let everyone argue about the accuracy of this in the comments.