Piers Morgan tried to explain Catholicism to the Pope and got exactly the response he deserved

You’ll probably have seen pictures from the fundraiser held by New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art where the theme was Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.

In spite of the Vatican having given official approval for the theme, celebrity ego and – it turns out – Catholic, Piers Morgan wasn’t happy.

Good afternoon Holy Father @Pontifex – I'm very disappointed the Vatican approved last night's Catholic-mocking Met Gala.
Please read my column to understand why: https://t.co/mWaNAlk00o pic.twitter.com/6pmyA8DJ3b

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 8, 2018

A lot of people were surprised that he felt it necessary to explain Catholicism to the Pope.

Piers Morgan… is Catholicsplaining… to the Pope. https://t.co/FAqBKm9H89

— Daniel Summers (@WFKARS) May 8, 2018

Piers Morgan: "What if the Pope doesnt understand Catholicism?" pic.twitter.com/rmJdVYPCvm

— Spits 2.0 (@antifatwa) May 9, 2018

lord grant me the supreme blowhard confidence to explain Catholicism to the actual Pope pic.twitter.com/o4aLK3EAQ3

— Anthony Oliveira (@meakoopa) May 9, 2018

While others wondered whether he might be just a tad hypocritical.

"I, divorced and remarried cultural nonpracticing Catholic Piers Morgan, shall now explain to his Holiness how my idea of Catholicism is superior to his"

That makes you a protestant, Piers

— Wally Sierk (@WallySierk) May 9, 2018

Here's Piers Morgan – a man whose religiosity begins and ends with criticising celebrities – lecturing the pope on Catholicism.

Possibly his greatest feat of mansplaining yet? pic.twitter.com/y2yFYDTE7E

— John Shafthauer (@hourlyterrier) May 9, 2018

https://twitter.com/CarolineHirons/status/993901372046303232

And there were suggestions that he may even be, of all things, a snowflake.

Piers:
Complains about people getting offended by everything

Also Piers:
Writes to the Pope to ask him to be more offended by hats pic.twitter.com/yPaUns99ci

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) May 9, 2018

And in case you don’t know what this is referring to …

https://twitter.com/CCriadoPerez/status/994129299765637120

The idea of the Catholic Church needing to worry about a few dresses didn’t seem convincing.

Poor, sad Catholic Church. Victims all. Who will champion the oppressed Catholics? How will they ever recover from being mocked by none other than Sarah Jessica Parker, a woman so powerful, her very chuckle could shake the foundations of the Little Church That Could.

— Spandau Calrissian (@Douche_McGraw) May 8, 2018

Nor did it seem likely that Piers Morgan’s opinion would carry much weight.

theologians and cardinals are convening in the libraries of St Peter’s Basilica, hard at work on the next papal encyclical entitled “SUCK A FART, PIERS MORGAN”

— Anthony Oliveira (@meakoopa) May 9, 2018

But the last word must go to author, Zing Tsjeng.

Good morning Holy Father @Pontifex I’d like to report Piers Morgan for crimes against tweeting pic.twitter.com/Q5F5Tsbho9

— Zing Tsjeng (@misszing) May 9, 2018

Not heard back from the Pope yet. Maybe he’ll come on Good Morning Britain tomorrow to explain himself.