02-19-2013, 02:57 PM
Hmmm. The Onion may have been wise to the Pope's age-regression scheme for a while now. Perhaps deep-digging investigative reporting is alive and well in the US after all?
Based on this Onion-published photo from early December 2012, the first steps in the scheme likely involved adopting a more youthful mindset and lifestyle.
![[Image: 640.jpg?5928]](http://o.onionstatic.com/images/19/19007/16x9/640.jpg?5928)
By the end of December, that crafty pope seems to have sucked God into his covert operation.
MIAMI—In his first post since joining social networking site Twitter early this week, Pope Benedict XVI has tweeted a picture of himself spending time with the Lord Our God, Divine Creator of the Universe. “Feelin real blessed today to be hangin out wit @therealHeavenlyFather today!” the pope wrote to his nearly 500,000 Twitter followers, attaching a link to a Twitpic photo of himself in which he is seen relaxing on his papal yacht with God. “Just gettin some sun and sippin cocktails. #loveit.” At press time, the picture had been retweeted by Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Oprah Winfrey, and Jesus Christ.
![[Image: 700.jpg?4571]](http://o.onionstatic.com/images/18/18942/original/700.jpg?4571)
If this secret age-regression theory holds merit, it's no wonder he's decided to leave the public eye. All that's left is the fig and stone physical transformation.
I'm not much on conspiracy theories, but there may be something to this one...
Based on this Onion-published photo from early December 2012, the first steps in the scheme likely involved adopting a more youthful mindset and lifestyle.
By the end of December, that crafty pope seems to have sucked God into his covert operation.
MIAMI—In his first post since joining social networking site Twitter early this week, Pope Benedict XVI has tweeted a picture of himself spending time with the Lord Our God, Divine Creator of the Universe. “Feelin real blessed today to be hangin out wit @therealHeavenlyFather today!” the pope wrote to his nearly 500,000 Twitter followers, attaching a link to a Twitpic photo of himself in which he is seen relaxing on his papal yacht with God. “Just gettin some sun and sippin cocktails. #loveit.” At press time, the picture had been retweeted by Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Oprah Winfrey, and Jesus Christ.
If this secret age-regression theory holds merit, it's no wonder he's decided to leave the public eye. All that's left is the fig and stone physical transformation.
I'm not much on conspiracy theories, but there may be something to this one...