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Upon hearing of the Pope's intent to step down from his post, my sister tweeted the following:

The Vatican should create a new reality show to find the new pope.

And then this gem:

Ru Paul's Pope Race! #papalrealityshows

Not to be outdone Sarah Winter (mutual friend) and I joined in the fun.  Below is the result of some very creative minds, y'all.

Ashton Kutcher's Pope'd
The Real Housepopes of theVatican
Vatican's Best Dance Crew
Undercover Pope
Popezillas
America's Next Top Pope
Pope or No Pope
Dancing with the Papacy
So You Think You Can Pray
Vatican's Got Talent
Iron Pope
The Deadliest Pope
Keeping Up with the Papacy
Extreme Makeover: Pope Edition
Pope Wars
Vatican Idol
Teen Pope
Bad Pope's Club
Survivor: Vatican
The Amazing Papal Race

And on TLC:
19 Popes and Counting
Sister Popes
I Didn't Know I Was Catholic
Popes Plus 8

Sadly, I think what this really says is that we watch too much reality TV.

Have a favorite?  Want to add to the list? Think you can write the TV guide summary of one of the shows? Leave a comment!

UPDATE!
Upon reading this post, my mom sent me this link.  Who knew the papacy could be so hilarious?