Celebrities Tweet In On Pope
As white smoke poured into the sky above the Sistine Chapel yesterday, the world anxiously waited to hear who the new Pope would be. As always, Twitter provided running commentary.
The new Pope is off to a bad start. Wearing white before Memorial Day…Oy.
ampmdash; Joan Rivers (@Joan_Rivers) March 14, 2013
There’s also white smoke coming out of my office, but nobody seems that excited about it. #pope
ampmdash; Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) March 13, 2013
Congratulations to the Vatican on the new pope! And this time, they found one who never was a Nazi! (we hope, he’s from Argentina)
ampmdash; Bill Maher (@billmaher) March 13, 2013
I hope the new pope retweets people more
ampmdash; B.J. Novak (@bjnovak) March 13, 2013
“it came true”
ampmdash; B.J. Novak (@bjnovak) March 13, 2013
Don’t call the new pope Francis – his name is Frank – If you call him Francis he’s gonna kill you
ampmdash; David Arquette (@davidarquette) March 13, 2013
Ever early to the party, Rashida Jones considered throwing her name in weeks ago:
Too late to throw my hat in the ring for Pope candidate?I look dope in white.Also, I’m Jewish & a woman & biracial &…wait…forget it.
ampmdash; Rashida Jones (@iamrashidajones) March 1, 2013
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