John Oliver opened Sunday’s Final Week Tonight by speaking in regards to the loss of life of Pope Francis.
Francis died Monday at age 88 after a stroke put him right into a coma and led to coronary heart failure. He additionally had suffered from persistent lung illness and lately had been hospitalized for 38 days resulting from respiratory points that led to double pneumonia.
On his HBO collection, Oliver famous that Francis died “only a day after assembly with [Vice President] J.D. Vance — which, truthfully, relatable.”
Oliver then addressed the mounting hypothesis about who Francis’ successor will probably be. Potential candidates embrace Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi and Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa.
Concerning the latter, Oliver confirmed a video clip of an knowledgeable noting: “His title in Italian actually means pizza dance.”
“And I do know that it sounds virtually offensively Italian, however do take note each final title in Italy means pizza dance,” Oliver joked.
He went on: “Now, would electing a ‘Pope Pizzadance’ immediately restore the repute of the Catholic Church? Clearly the reply is we gained’t know till we strive. So JD Vance, you keep the fuck away from Cardinal Pizzadance. You don’t meet him, you don’t go close to him, you don’t even take into consideration him. Certain, he is likely to be a horrible Pope, however don’t take away Papa Pizzaballa from us. The way in which the world is, we want this proper now.”
Francis was pope for 12 years. He made his final public look the day earlier than he died, on Easter Sunday, when he blessed hundreds of individuals in St. Peter’s Sq. in Vatican Metropolis. He met with Vance earlier than that look.