Let’s make one thing very clear: So far, there is almost no proof that JD Vance is directly responsible for the death of Pope Francis. All we know is that the vice president met with the pope and, a few hours later, the pope was dead. To draw a line between those two facts would almost definitely be a little bit premature.
Here’s what we do know: After their meeting ended and Vice President Vance left the room, the pope was still alive. We can deduce that he was alive, because he was heard asking an assistant, “Ho appena incontrato il volto del diavolo?” which roughly translates to, “Have I just encountered the face of the devil?” It’s a very common question that has been asked in many languages after encounters with JD Vance.
It should also be noted that there is a relatively low chance that spending just ten minutes in a room with Vice President Vance is enough to cause someone to die—out of either a feeling of deep disappointment in humanity or, as online forums describe it, “too much cringe.” This probably could not happen, and is unlikely to have happened a few dozen times already to other people who have met with Vice President Vance previously.
When thinking about the potential for JD Vance to have instigated the pope’s death, phrases that come to mind include “completely normal,” “nothing to see here,” and “move along, folks.” Why? Because there are at least one or two more rational explanations. For instance, we can’t rule out the possibility that the pope secretly met with someone else a little bit later on, whose general vibe is even worse than that of Vice President Vance’s.
Why speak out so soon? We feel that it is important to get ahead of these accusations, as they have been leveled at Vice President Vance far too many times before—and they have, for the most part, proven to hold relatively little water and are pretty unlikely to all be true.
JD Vance has already posted a heartfelt, emotional tribute to the man whose death he almost definitely didn’t cause. So, let’s get this straight: There is barely any evidence that Vice President Vance killed the pope. It’s not the most likely thing that could have happened, so stop spreading rumors that he’s the only suspect.