LOLPopes?

[pokerfan]

Trying to reach out to children?

Vatican uses Comic Sans in Pope Benedict tribute!

The papacy of Pope Benedict XVI has officially ended, but the aftermath of his nearly unprecedented resignation continues to evoke strong reactions among believers – particularly those who believe that the Comic Sans typeface should never be used outside of a speech bubble.



http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2013/03/vatican-uses-comic-sans-in-pope-benedict-tribute.html

They've come a long ways from Blackletter Latin.

[bettyellen]

1. the irony here makes me cringe.

[lostcat]

2. !

haha, i think the pope is just being tongue in cheek with this font choice

[pokerfan]

5. Bazinga!

Tongue planted firmly in cheek indeed! Wait, what?

[Whisp]

3. comics are for kids...

ah, okay I guess I get it now.

ugh.
senile predator fuck I hope you don't sleep well at night

[quinnox]

4. hell of a view

I wouldn't mind having that view off my balcony!

[onehandle]

6. Ugh. Vatican, call me. Creative Director with decades of typographic experience.

I'd do it for free just to get it in my CV.

[pokerfan]

7. I would have expected them to use Gothic

or maybe one of the book fonts for maximum readability.

Or even Helvetica. Can't go wrong with Helvetica. Maybe the Vatican can't afford Helvetica?