NA fat cat named Gator is forming a literal cult on TikTok.
JA cult? For a cat? That checks out, actually.
NDusse posted the video, says if you read the comments, people are... organizing. Calling themselves followers of Gator.
JI love that for them. Finally, a religion with a clear moral center: a chunky cat.
NThe cat's name is Genny, by the way. Gator is the job title.
JGenny the Gator. I'm in. Where do I tithe?
NYou're this close to starting a YouTube channel about it, aren't you?
JI contain multitudes. But look, the internet making a cult around an animal is nothing new—it's the purest form of fandom. No discourse, just obsession.
NUntil someone says Genny's diet isn't healthy and the civil war starts.
JDon't you dare bring that energy into Genny's temple.
NSpeaking of internet saints—an Italian teenager just got canonized and X is calling him 'God's influencer.'
JCarlo Acutis. He built a website cataloging Eucharistic miracles before he died of leukemia at 15.
NRight. So this isn't a new post—sharenowlove resurfaced the story, but the canonization happened in September.
JThe first millennial saint. And the framing online is very... 'he was a teen who made a website, so he gets us.'
NWhich is a nice story, but it skips a whole layer. Some of those Eucharistic miracles he cataloged have roots in antisemitic legends.
JThe Times of Israel pointed that out when he was canonized. Catholic leaders were... let's say, careful.
NA professor said it'd be unfair to attribute anti-Jewish intentions to a 15-year-old. Which is probably fair.
JBut it doesn't make the website's content neutral. The veneration is sincere, the source material is messy.
NIt's a real question: do we judge a saint by what he built or what it contained?
JI think you judge the person by their intention. A kid with a modem and faith in 2006? That's practically a time capsule.
NI think you judge the symbol. The Church is elevating him as a model for young Catholics, and the model includes what he promoted.
JSo one flawed article in a homemade archive cancels the whole thing? Come on.
NIt doesn't cancel it, but it needs to be part of the conversation. Otherwise it's just branding—'God's influencer' with a clean logo.
JThat's exactly my point! The branding is the problem, not the kid. He was a teenager, not a theologian.
NAnd the Church knows exactly what it's doing by emphasizing the tech angle.
JOh, absolutely. They want recruits who think in terms of content and reach. But that's every institution in 2025.
NA cynical take would be they're canonizing a retroactive YouTuber.
JYou say that like you don't already follow three of those.
JAlright, before we close out—there's a cooking video going viral from Bhadbabbyyyxo.
NThe hashtag says 'tastythursday' and 'cheifkiss.'
JIt's Italian steak content with a whole lot of hand gestures. Honestly? It's endearing.
NIt's one of those posts where the confidence is so high that the misspellings become flavor.
JShe says she has the magic touch. I believe her.
NIf the internet has taught us anything, it's that a big personality in a kitchen is a renewable resource.
JAnd a fat cat named Genny as a deity. That's the show in one sentence.
NPrayers go out tonight.