Hey, with Pope Benedict XVI retiring but staying within the Vatican, and a new Pope being elected, there will be two Popes! And just think of all the hilarious hijinks that could ensue! This could be the makings of a classic new Catholic TV sitcom!
That’s right: The new Pope is making edicts, and the old Pope looks on disapprovingly. Oh, the generation gap jokes will run fast and furious, gaining loads of fans, and causing them to assemble into two rival factions: the octogenarians and up, and the septuagenarians and down. It will be like All in the Family, with the conservative older Pope Emeritus calling the new younger liberal Pope: “meathead” and “a hippy”, clearing his throat in disapproval at each new policy, etc. And to get back at him for all the criticism, the new Pope can demand that the Pope Emeritus publicly kiss his ring, which he grumblingly agrees to do. It will be hours of fun for the whole congregation to enjoy!
Yes, that’s The Two Popes: coming soon to a TV set near you!
(Or maybe it should be called: All in the Vatican?)
(Or maybe it should be called: All in the Vatican?)
