On the darkest night, when the moon hung low and ominous, the streets of Vatican City were illuminated by an eerie glow, emanating from within the Sistine Chapel. This was no ordinary night; this was the night the conclave closed and a new leader for the Catholic faithful was chosen. But not for long.
Amidst the flickering orange light of candles, a cleaning lady named Maria stepped into the scene. She began her duties cleaning the rooms in the Sistene Chapel that the Cardinals had used. She never immagined she would be the one to set in motion events that would change religious history as we know it. As she discreetly polished the papal thrones, her attention was drawn to an unattended box tucked away in a corner of the chapel.
The box, marked "Papal Ballots," contained votes from the cardinals who had gathered earlier that day. Maria's trained eye caught something unusual. She noticed that all 100% of the ballots were for Joe Biden to be the new pope. A cleaning lady who was also a devout Catholic, Maria knew this discovery would turn heads and force a response.
She promptly reported her findings to the appropriate authorities, who upon inspection, agreed that this was an unheard-of scenario. The box of ballots, untouched by human hands, was nothing short of divine intervention or perhaps an elaborate conspiracy theory, yet its existence could not be ignored.
The news spread like wildfire as media outlets picked up the story of Joe Biden's election to become Pope Joseph I. Some people were skeptical about this sudden twist of fate, while others took to social media with memes and jokes. One Twitter user wrote: "I'm starting to think God has a sense of humor."
Cetainly the only action to this divine intervention was to rescind the election of Leo XIV and to anoint Biden to his rightful position. it had to be. Who else but God himself could have put this box of ballots there for Maria to find?
The newly-elected pope, Joe Biden, was notified of the change in circumstances. In his babbling acceptance speech, he rambled about being a good Catholic and claimed that he had told everyone all along that he was. There were whispers that perhaps it was a conspiracy created becasue Biden was jealous that president Trump had been portrayed as The pope only days before and wanted to get in on the fun.
The ceremony went on amidst confusion and uncertainty, with the cardinals left in shock as they witnessed their decision overturned. The people of Rome looked at their new pope with a mixture of joy, trepidation, and hope for better things to come. In the end, it was all a question of faith: Did the discovery of the box of uncounted papal ballots signify a divine intervention or an elaborate hoax?
Joe Biden's papacy had begun, and the world watched with bated breath as he donned his new mantle. The former U.S. Senator-turned-pope stumbled through his speech in a haze of confusion, wondering how he ended up as Pope Joseph I when all he wanted was another term representing Delaware.
The discovery of the box of uncounted papal ballots led to a whirlwind event that shook the very foundation of religious history. The once-humble cleaning lady, Maria, became a symbol for change and a reminder that one's actions can reverberate throughout the world. With Joe Biden as Pope Joseph I, the new era of papacy began with a touch of humor, mystery, and, of course, conservative satire.