The Vatican unveils official anime girl mascot

Missed the chance to call her Vati-chan.

Lmfao anyone see the movie Dogma, this is modern day Buddy Christ! 😂

Because an official anime boy mascot would be too apropos?

Numbers are down, release the waifu! Common business strategy with ancient roots.

Are they running so low on young people to molest they've resulted to youthful dolls?

All I hear is, the Vatican is after the young crowd. Imagine that....

Think it took 15 seconds before we had this Obvious NSFW https://rule34.xxx/index.php?page=post&s=list&tags=luce_(vatican)

Luce? Like Lucifer? Lol.

Something something "the power of god and anime on my side"

How is this NOT the onion...

This is the onion-ness we all deserve

Luce will also represent the Holy See at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan.

I love this sentence so much.

Target demographic: lolicons

that's adorable. I like the frog looking one, as my name implies.

Looks kinda like that Chickpea comic.

No way they're going to regret that decision....

Thank god they didn't go furry with any of their characters.

Her name is Light? Like the guy from Death Note?

Child Rape, Incorporated really shouldn't, they really really shouldn't, they really really really just should not

"Ara Ara! Popu-Sensei is so kawaii!" /s Too bad there are so many cases where Catholic anime turns into the darkest type of hentai.

Hmmm.

Are they ignorant to the "art" that will be created inspired by this, or was that their intention?

So is it blessed anime, or holy anime?

Don't let this distract you from the fact that the Pope still doesn't have a moe moe

If there is an internet rule for every character there is a religion swapped version of that character, I'd like to see Pagan/Wicca versions of them like they have moved out of the bible belt (especially Texas) and into a mostly blue state where they can preserve their freedom of religion from certain religious nutjobs.

Really surprising it isn't a teenage boy.

That priest looks stoked

Coraline?

Yay! But wait, what?

Yuru-kyara but for the pope?

For young people? What? That doggo there has me rediscovering my faith

Is this some kind of moe anthroprism?

Rule 34 intensifies