Godless technology has made a mockery of papal regalia — and gullible social media users.

Pope Francis stunned viewers over the weekend wearing a long white puffer jacket, designed by fashion house Balenciaga. It was a fake. Pablo Xavier, the faker, claimed he “didn’t want it [the pictures] to blow up like that” and admitted it’s “definitely scary” that “people are running with it and thought it was real without questioning it.”