THE POPE'S HAT IS NOT YOUR PROM DRESS! Celebs -- and Mitt Romney -- culturally appropriate Catholicism at the #MetGala

Greg P. | 7:55 PM on May 07, 2018

The Met Gala — known as “fashion’s biggest night out” is taking place right now in New York City with this year’s theme as “Heavenly bodies: Fashion and the Catholic imagination”:

Is this really this year’s #metgala theme??? If so, I can’t WAIT to see what Madonna shows up in! pic.twitter.com/1SZnOTHVje

— TomGoldstone (@TomGoldstone) May 3, 2018

We’re so old we remember all the way back to last week when prom dresses were cultural appropriation but now we have celebs like Rihanna dressing like a pope and that’s OK?

Pope @Rihanna. #MetGala pic.twitter.com/EByzWqmwOX

— Ξvan Ross Katz (@evanrosskatz) May 7, 2018

Pope RiRi has arrived! All hail @Rihanna at the #MetGala https://t.co/KGbqRCPSCt pic.twitter.com/iFQzK8mAjT

— Variety (@Variety) May 7, 2018

But if you thought Rihanna as the pope was bad, wait until you see Katy Perry:

Benevolent Ariana Grande embraces Katy Perry on the #MetGala carpet. pic.twitter.com/vkrhe3xzKj

— Ξvan Ross Katz (@evanrosskatz) May 7, 2018

And then Jared Leto topped them both as Jesus:

https://twitter.com/Iasttoleave/status/993625425866903559

For some reason, Mitt Romney is there, too:

https://twitter.com/evanrosskatz/status/993615782478254085

This guy literally said “hot dog is a meat” a few days ago and now he’s here?

Mitt Romney, what’s it like to be at the Met Gala?
Mitt: The campaign trail is great but this is once in a lifetime. #metgala pic.twitter.com/ZC0brpts05

— USA TODAY Life (@usatodaylife) May 7, 2018

Here a few more of the celebs in attendance…