Here's the not-so-hard truth about fake news: if you're propagating it, you're an asshole. The recent developments of Pizzagate, which led a gunman to walk into a D.C. pizzeria in an attempt to investigate the ludicrous conspiracy that it housed a Hillary Clinton and John Podesta-run child sex ring, show the dark and all-too-real consequences that can stem from the toxic, very-not-real stories populating the Internet. You don't need the Pope to tell you that doing so is some super not cool bullshit. Luckily, he has anyway.

Pope Francis, who takes time out of being woke and making fire albums to sometimes speak to the Dude Upstairs, has essentially declared fake news a sin. But he didn't stop there. According to Reuters, here is Francis's translated quote:

“I think the media have to be very clear, very transparent, and not fall into — no offense intended — the sickness of coprophilia, that is, always wanting to cover scandals, covering nasty things, even if they are true...And since people have a tendency towards the sickness of coprophagia, a lot of damage can be done.”

You might be wondering about those science-y looking terms in the middle:

coprophilia: abnormal interest and pleasure in feces and defecation

coprophagia: the consumption of feces

And we know what you're thinking: Goodness, gracious, Franny! You talk to Jesus with that mouth?! And also: did you just say that the media likes covering shit, and that we like eating it? Yes, he did. And good on Pope Francis, who continues to be the woke Pope, because those out there spewing bullshit need to know: what you're doing is not just a morally repugnant sin; it's also akin to a sexual fascination with dookie. So if committing a grievous act against the divine law is not enough to stop you, maybe the Pope's stirring visual imagery will be.

Three cheers for Poope Francis!