world was still reeling from the news of Pope Francis’ death at age 88, Schlossberg logged on to X (formerly Twitter) and unleashed a comment that quickly caught fire online:

“Okay JD killed the pope.”

But the post, which appeared to be meant as a joke (we think?), didn’t land the way Schlossberg may have hoped. Within hours, it had racked up over 470,000 views, drawing swift backlash and a flood of furious replies.

“Shameful,” “insensitive,” and “just not funny”

Critics didn’t hold back:

One user snapped: “Your words are shameful.”

Another replied: “Are you kidding with this? Just not funny – total disrespect.”

A third was blunter: “No, Johnny. Maybe it’s time to back off.”

Some even reminded Schlossberg that, given his family’s legacy and connection to Catholicism, he should know better.

Jack Schlossberg, also known as John “Jack” Bouvier Kennedy