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Pope Francis passed away on April 21, 2025, and in the wake of his demise, a tweet made by YouTuber JSchlatt two months back has been going viral. The post on X made by the 25-year-old content creator on February 20, 2025, read:
"All I'm saying is April will be an interesting month for Pope Francis."
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The tweet received massive reactions on the social media platform. A netizen with the username (@ExtremeBlitz_) shared the screengrab of JSchlatt's remark and wrote "bro" in response. Reacting to this comment, the young content creator tweeted:
"Now, for my next trick."
Over 7 million people have viewed the post, while over 300K have liked it. Many netizens began asking JSchlatt about what will be an "interesting month" for certain personalities. Others jokingly said that the content creator had possibly become the new church head.
A user (54Chezzy) tweeted:
"@jschlatt talk about trump, vance and musk next please. Preferably all in one go ❤️."
While another X user tweeted:
"Alright so apparently schlatt teamed up with sonic and mario and took out the pope."
Another netizen wrote on their X handle:
"I guess @jschlatt found out how to become pope"
Many other reactions flooded the social media platform post the Catholic Church head's demise. A user commented:
"Schlatt gotta answer some very serious questions in a Vatican basement tonight 🤔."
"😂 HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS"
Another netizen wrote on the microblogging site:
"He has too much power"
He had previously gone viral for making a similar prediction about Queen Elizabeth's demise.
Pope Francis had a strong presence on social media
While discussing social media reactions about Pope Francis' demise, it is worth noting how the Catholic Church head belonged to the Internet age. According to an article by TIME, published on April 21, 2025, the religious head joined Instagram in 2016.
There had been more than 10 million followers on the social media account. According to TIME, he even set a record after gaining over 1.2 million followers within 12 hours of creating the account. In January 2014, he even called the internet a "gift from God." As per ABC News, he additionally stated:
"The Internet, in particular, offers immense possibilities for encounter and solidarity. This is something truly good, a gift from God."
In 2012, Benedict XVI created @pontifex to maintain the papal presence on X, then known as Twitter. The popularity of the account reportedly skyrocketed when Pope Francis took over. Currently, the X account has more than 18 million followers.
While the Catholic church head always seemed very internet-friendly, he had bashed the same on occasions. For instance, he spoke against "disinformation and polarisation" when X was accused of spreading misinformation.
The Guardian has published an article mentioning the potential candidates who could become the next church head. The list included Pietro Parolin, Luis Antonio Tagle, Peter Turkson, Péter Erdö, Matteo Zuppi, José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça, Mario Grech, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and Robert Sarah.
Meanwhile, netizens had flooded social media platforms with condolences after the Catholic Church head's demise. Many important personalities, like world leaders, have also paid their tributes.
