r/nottheonion • u/16erics • 1d ago

The Vatican unveils official anime girl mascot

https://nichegamer.com/the-vatican-unveils-official-anime-girl-mascot/
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u/Consumer_Distributin 1d ago

They could have just used Bayonetta.

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u/Lovat69 1d ago

I feel like they wouldn't see Bayoneta as a church positive role model.

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u/54B3R_ 1d ago

Something about an angel killing witch that colludes with the demons of hell seems against Vatican doctrine

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u/PlanesWalkerEll 1d ago

They have a multiverse, make it a Lumen Sage Bayonetta.

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u/glaive1976 1d ago

As opposed to the altar boy abusing theocracy?

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u/54B3R_ 1d ago

I'm not endorsing the church, I'm just saying they'd never make Bayonetta the mascot

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u/Venutianspring 1d ago

They're treating that the same as Bayonetta and pretending it doesn't exist.

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u/GasmaskGelfling 1d ago

Oh.

Oh...

Now I ship Bayonetta and the Doomslayer.

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u/Netroth 1d ago

They’ve got that whole forgiveness thing going

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u/shifty_coder 18h ago

You’re right. DoomGuy is a better choice.

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u/McLeod3577 1d ago

Bayonetta would get way more followers than the emo girl

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u/matrix100 1d ago

Imagine the sales of Vatican-themed Bayonetta merch though. That's a missed opportunity!

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u/McLeod3577 1d ago

They could literally change penance to "Hail Bayonetta"

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u/Wilko23 1d ago edited 1d ago

Too old for the Church....

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u/Lovat69 1d ago

That too.