Pope Benedict XVI: A Papacy In Memes

No matter who becomes the next pope, one thing is clear — people will ABSOLUTELY be making fun of him on the internet.

1. Right away people noticed Pope Benedict looked like someone…

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2. The resemblance was uncanny.

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3. Seriously.

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4. So the pope looked a little evil. So what?!

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5. He was a pretty cool dude.

(Note: This is not a Photoshop, he is actually rocking a sombrero.)

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6. He traveled in style.

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8. And he loved animals.

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9. And animals loved him!

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10. Yeah, he had some funky ideas.

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11. But he understood the needs of young Catholics.

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12. And knew how to get down.

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14. He even had a Twitter!

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15. And a pretty sweet Myspace playlist back in the day.

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NOTE: This is real, the pope did actually have a Myspace playlist.

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17. It looked like he was going to bring the Catholic Church in the 21st century.

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18. But being the pope is a tough job.

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19. Who could blame him for resigning?

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21. So long Pope Benedict!

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22. And good luck!

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24. Now there’s already some speculation on who’s taking over.

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25. But if you ask me, there’s only one choice.

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