That meme going around—yeah, the one with two pictures and the clever little caption—seems like it’s making a point. Until you stop and actually look at what you’re seeing.

The top image? It’s not real. Somebody with an AI generator and too much time made a fake picture of the Pope and the President mashed into some ceremonial-looking thing. Nobody posed for it. Nobody meant it seriously. It was bait. Internet mischief.

Now, the bottom picture—that’s a whole different story. That one happened. For real. It was organized, staged, funded, applauded. Men in drag dressed up like nuns, mocked holiness, and planted it right in front of a cathedral. That wasn’t trolling. That was a message. And the world smiled.

And what happened when Christians raised their eyebrows or said, “Hey, this is offensive”? The culture shoved a mic in our face and said stuff like:
• “You’re just afraid of progress.”
• “You’re reading too much into it.”
• “Nobody’s mocking you—relax.”
• “There’s no war on Christianity. You’re imagining it.”

No, we weren’t. We saw it for what it was. And we were told to sit down and be quiet.

Isaiah had a name for that: “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil” (Isaiah 5:20). When evil is dressed up as courage and faith is labeled backward and dangerous—you’re not crazy for noticing. You’re sane for speaking up.

Jesus didn’t sugarcoat it either. He called people out for looking righteous while rotting underneath (Matthew 23:27). And Paul? He reminded us whose approval actually counts: “For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth” (2 Corinthians 10:18).

So no, those two pictures don’t carry the same weight. One’s a prank. The other’s a public declaration. And if your outrage only kicks in when the wrong side does the mocking, you’re not defending virtue—you’re just defending your brand.