{"id":"why-i-gave-the-pope-undertale","name":"\"Why I Gave The Pope Undertale\"","summary":"In July 2016, YouTuber MatPat of The Game Theorists uploaded a 16-minute video explaining why he gifted Pope Francis a Steam code for the indie RPG Undertale during a Vatican summit. The earnest pitch, built around the game's theme of mercy and the Pope's 2016 Year of Mercy, became a running gaming-internet punchline about fandom overreach.","tags":["why i gave the pope undertale","matpat pope","game theorists undertale","pope francis undertale","undertale meme","matpat vatican"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":4,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/why-i-gave-the-pope-undertale/why-i-gave-the-pope-undertale-pope-undertale-kym-icon.webp","caption":"","width":585,"height":562,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/why-i-gave-the-pope-undertale/why-i-gave-the-pope-undertale-pope-youtubers-vatican-selfie.webp","caption":"The 2016 Vatican meeting between Pope Francis and prominent YouTubers, where MatPat famously gifted the pontiff a copy of Undertale.","width":1280,"height":720,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/why-i-gave-the-pope-undertale/why-i-gave-the-pope-undertale-fake-pope-tweet-matpat.webp","caption":"A viral parody tweet from a fake Pope Francis account roasting MatPat for gifting him Undertale.","width":540,"height":472,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/why-i-gave-the-pope-undertale/why-i-gave-the-pope-undertale-matpat-crying-undertale-reaction.webp","caption":"A Tumblr reaction image using a crying MatPat screenshot to imagine the Pope's negative verdict on Undertale.","width":541,"height":632,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/why-i-gave-the-pope-undertale/history.md","related":["achievement-hunting","game-grumps","lets-play","jacksepticeye","egoraptor-arin-hanson","markiplier","nislt","retsupurae","the-angry-video-game-nerd","totalbiscuit","best-of-zach","pewdiepie"],"popularityRank":2277,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}