Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, after a long battle with respiratory illness — during which he was hospitalized for 38 days and nearly died twice — and a number of absolute ghouls on X have spent the morning attempting to blame Vice President JD Vance for the pontiff’s passing.

Vance, who was an atheist prior to his conversion to Catholicism, spent the holiday weekend with his family at the Vatican — and shared photos on Easter Sunday of his brief meeting with Pope Francis. Just hours later, however, the vice president shared his condolences after learning that the pope had passed.

“I just learned of the passing of Pope Francis. My heart goes out to the millions of Christians all over the world who loved him. I was happy to see him yesterday, though he was obviously very ill. But I’ll always remember him for the below homily he gave in the very early days of COVID. It was really quite beautiful. May God rest his soul,” he said.

It was not long before Vance’s critics took to X to suggest that he’d had something to do with the pope’s passing, despite the Catholic leader’s very public — and very lengthy — battle with respiratory illness. The New York Times even reported that Pope Francis had been given a stern warning upon finally leaving the hospital, as doctors told him that he’d effectively been granted miraculous healing and should remain isolated to aid in his recovery.

Despite that warning, the pontiff made several public appearances — greeting visitors to St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, visiting with dozens of inmates at a prison on Thursday, and making a surprise appearance on Saturday in St. Peter’s Basilica — in the days prior to his death. The X critics only seized on Vance’s visit, however.

Keith Olbermann posted, “BREAKING: Man, I would NOT want to be Jayvee Vance just now … Or ever, for that matter. But still …”

“The vice president killed the pope,” another said.

“The Pope meets with Vance *immediately dies of cringe*,” another post read.

Others posted things like:

  • “not him passing away 4 hours after this. jd vance is the anti-christ confirmed.”
  • “If we were on 1600s, they would’ve accused him of witchcraft and burned him in public. I think we should bring that back.”
  • “Imagine being so bad at Catholicism that you killed the pope.”
  • “Every crime show I’ve ever watched tells me that the last person to see someone alive is usually a prime suspect.”
  • “And now he’s dead?? Wtf??”
  • “I would die too if i had to meet jd vance.”

A number referenced another similar situation from several years earlier, when former British Prime Minister Liz Truss met with the late Queen Elizabeth II shortly before her death.

“Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has announced. His last official visitor was US Vice President JD Vance. Will remind of Liz Truss visiting Queen Elizabeth II shortly before the monarch’s death,” one posted.

“Liz Truss: ‘i killed the Queen’ JD Vance: ‘hold my lettuce,’” another said.

“Liz Truss meets The Queen then [dies]. JD Vance meets the Pope then [dies]. Interesting……. Can they meet with Putin next?” another asked.

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Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, after a long battle with respiratory illness — during which he was hospitalized for 38 days and nearly died twice — and a number of absolute ghouls on X have spent the morning attempting to blame Vice President JD Vance for the pontiff’s passing.

Vance, who was an atheist prior to his conversion to Catholicism, spent the holiday weekend with his family at the Vatican — and shared photos on Easter Sunday of his brief meeting with Pope Francis. Just hours later, however, the vice president shared his condolences after learning that the pope had passed.

“I just learned of the passing of Pope Francis. My heart goes out to the millions of Christians all over the world who loved him. I was happy to see him yesterday, though he was obviously very ill. But I’ll always remember him for the below homily he gave in the very early days of COVID. It was really quite beautiful. May God rest his soul,” he said.

It was not long before Vance’s critics took to X to suggest that he’d had something to do with the pope’s passing, despite the Catholic leader’s very public — and very lengthy — battle with respiratory illness. The New York Times even reported that Pope Francis had been given a stern warning upon finally leaving the hospital, as doctors told him that he’d effectively been granted miraculous healing and should remain isolated to aid in his recovery.

Despite that warning, the pontiff made several public appearances — greeting visitors to St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, visiting with dozens of inmates at a prison on Thursday, and making a surprise appearance on Saturday in St. Peter’s Basilica — in the days prior to his death. The X critics only seized on Vance’s visit, however.

Keith Olbermann posted, “BREAKING: Man, I would NOT want to be Jayvee Vance just now … Or ever, for that matter. But still …”

“The vice president killed the pope,” another said.

“The Pope meets with Vance *immediately dies of cringe*,” another post read.

Others posted things like:

  • “not him passing away 4 hours after this. jd vance is the anti-christ confirmed.”
  • “If we were on 1600s, they would’ve accused him of witchcraft and burned him in public. I think we should bring that back.”
  • “Imagine being so bad at Catholicism that you killed the pope.”
  • “Every crime show I’ve ever watched tells me that the last person to see someone alive is usually a prime suspect.”
  • “And now he’s dead?? Wtf??”
  • “I would die too if i had to meet jd vance.”

A number referenced another similar situation from several years earlier, when former British Prime Minister Liz Truss met with the late Queen Elizabeth II shortly before her death.

“Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has announced. His last official visitor was US Vice President JD Vance. Will remind of Liz Truss visiting Queen Elizabeth II shortly before the monarch’s death,” one posted.

“Liz Truss: ‘i killed the Queen’ JD Vance: ‘hold my lettuce,’” another said.

“Liz Truss meets The Queen then [dies]. JD Vance meets the Pope then [dies]. Interesting……. Can they meet with Putin next?” another asked.

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