India, May 15 -- Social media is abuzz after Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Wednesday. The meeting quickly grabbed attention on the internet, sparking a flurry of online reactions, many filled with humorous takes and unintended puns.

One post reading, "This is the best visual representation of 'Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner' I have ever seen," capturing the internet's mood.

Another post drew attention, highlighting a headline from a news agency that read, "Sinner hears Pope Leo's tennis confession", a clever play on words blending tennis and Catholic symbolism. The pun hinges on Jannik Sinner's last name, which coincidentally aligns with the religious concept of a "sinner" seeking confession, a comm...