The “Francis Effect” apparently hasn’t reached the kids yet. Here are 20 hilarious kids who seem unimpressed with the Successor to Peter.
1. “NOOOOOOOOOO!”
![](https://i0.wp.com/i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02513/pope-crying-child_2513422c.jpg?resize=460%2C287&ssl=1)
https://i.telegraph.co.uk/
2. “Listen, ‘Papa’…you’re in my chair”
![](https://i0.wp.com/catholicleader.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Pope-Francis-and-the-little-boy-521x330.jpg?resize=521%2C330&ssl=1)
https://catholicleader.com.au/
3. “They told me Popes were afraid of purple!”
![](https://i0.wp.com/292fc373eb1b8428f75b-7f75e5eb51943043279413a54aaa858a.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/religion_01_1_temp-1363863874-514ae942-620x348.jpg?resize=620%2C348&ssl=1)
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4. “I’m in a glass cage of emotion!!”
![](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/01/29/article-2547919-1B0BD76F00000578-555_634x477.jpg?resize=634%2C477&ssl=1)
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/
5. Pope Francis: “Just so you know kid, I’m the real Pope”
![](https://i0.wp.com/voices.suntimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/527508060_44713983-621x413.jpg?resize=621%2C413&ssl=1)
https://voices.suntimes.com/
6. “Le sigh…”
![](https://i0.wp.com/i.huffpost.com/gen/1261234/images/r-POPE-BABY-large570.jpg?resize=570%2C238&ssl=1)
https://i.huffpost.com/
7. No! Not the dreaded Pontifical nouggie!”
![](https://i0.wp.com/cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/ALT114-386848.jpg?resize=590%2C350&ssl=1)
https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/
8. “He’s touching my head…is anyone seeing this?!”
![](https://i0.wp.com/cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/Pope-Seoul-Mass-500213.jpg?resize=590%2C350&ssl=1)
https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/
9. “Don’t…make…eye contact”
![](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/08/article-2358132-1AB62BC7000005DC-880_634x685.jpg?resize=634%2C685&ssl=1)
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/
10. “Can’t hear you…la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la”
![](https://texasnuns.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/o-pope-francis-kisses-a-baby-570.jpg?resize=570%2C854)
https://texasnuns.files.wordpress.com/
11. “Zzzzzz….”
![](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/12/article-2323410-19BD44C8000005DC-533_634x818.jpg?resize=634%2C818&ssl=1)
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/
12. “Umm…I’ll be taking this, thank you”
![](https://i0.wp.com/wdtprs.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Pope-baby-zuchetto.jpg?resize=620%2C387&ssl=1)
https://wdtprs.com/
13. “Don’t move! He can’t see us if we don’t move!”
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.catholicnewsagency.com/images/Pope_Francis_greets_pilgrims_in_St_Peters_Square_during_his_Wednesday_general_audience_on_June_18_2014_Credit_Daniel_Ibez_CNA_7_CNA_6_18_14.jpg?resize=500%2C320&ssl=1)
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/
14. “Wha…seriously?”
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.straitstimes.com/sites/straitstimes.com/files/pope1206e.jpg?resize=608%2C345&ssl=1)
https://www.straitstimes.com/
15. “What’s this…what’s happening…?”
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecompassnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1423cns-pope-baby.jpgweb2.jpg?resize=500%2C344&ssl=1)
https://www.thecompassnews.org/
16. “Ngghhhhhhh”
![](https://i0.wp.com/24.media.tumblr.com/f20b539ea5d0e33e8d9208c927565249/tumblr_mk68uu2RJ51r9jzs2o1_1280.jpg?resize=603%2C412&ssl=1)
https://24.media.tumblr.com/
17. “50 bucks says he can’t reach me”
18. Is this guy still in my chair?
![](https://i0.wp.com/ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/2013-10/enhanced/webdr02/29/14/anigif_enhanced-buzz-28282-1383072750-26.gif?resize=500%2C282&ssl=1)
https://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/
19. “Help…he’s hypnotizing me!”
![](https://i0.wp.com/blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/files/2014/03/pope-and-little-boy.jpg?resize=622%2C420&ssl=1)
https://blogs.reuters.com/
20. “Not looking…not looking…”
![](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/10/29/1414590075846_wps_17_Pope_Francis_greets_a_chi.jpg?resize=634%2C422&ssl=1)
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/
“Ok guys…this one’s not even real…”
![](https://i0.wp.com/wpmedia.news.nationalpost.com/2013/12/pope-1.jpg?resize=519%2C389&ssl=1)
https://wpmedia.news.nationalpost.com/