Church cat evicts baby Jesus from the manger... and the internet has exploded

An adorable kitty found a nice place to take a nap... except there was somebody already there taking a snooze. 

So the cat did what any cat would do - claim the bed as their own. 

"At my friend's church, the church cat has evicted the baby Jesus from the manger #JoyToTheWorld"

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"Our baby Jesus is currently in the fruit bowl... waiting," Kate Bottley shared on twitter. 

The tweet has had tens of thousands of retweets and shares so far... and it's only going to get bigger. 

It was for the toddler nativity play, and they couldn't help but laugh and take a picture. They had no idea the internet would love it so much. 

"The cat has form by the way, here he is on the offering plate."

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The cat is a local church resident and is loved by all church goers. Baby jesus wasn't able to comment, but we're sure he didn't mind. 

"I'm the messiah now. Peace be with you... and give me some fishy treats." - cat

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