There’s nothing like a dank (and vaguely sacrilegious) meme to get your week started on the right foot.
The hashtag #PopeBars was resurrected this weekend after Pope Francis was photographed talking to reporters aboard a plane flying from Cairo to Rome.
Pope urges mediation to end N.Korea crisis, avert devastating war https://t.co/dYqEUly9Ab pic.twitter.com/dD0JEgDQFZ
— Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) April 30, 2017
The public seems to thoroughly enjoy how Francis holds a microphone, something that was first noticed in fall 2015, when the #PopeBars meme first began.
Francis’ manner of holding a mic appears strikingly similar to a rapper’s, making it look like the religious leader is, uh, dropping bars.
The subsequent memes looked like this:
God is the Father,but all yall are my sons, Pray I don't take your girl and make her one of my nuns #PopeBars pic.twitter.com/KyfxjvRhUF
— TheNegroStableBuck (@jaclyn41random) November 30, 2015
This time around, Francis was photographed talking about the very serious topic of mediating the current dispute between North Korea and Washington.
But, yet again, the photograph is what caught Twitter’s attention. Let’s get papal:
@KofieYeboah Y'all know who this is
— Andrew Horn (@theandrewhorn) April 30, 2017
No need for introductions
Back like Easter Sunday....resurrection #Popebars pic.twitter.com/ZW5jnZV0NG
I love it when you call me Big Poppa #PopeBars pic.twitter.com/rES728avWG
— AKahn (@akahnnyc) May 1, 2017
BREAKING: Pope's rap battle showing so fly hype men have to hold him back. 🔥🔥🔥 #PopeFrancis #DopeFrancis pic.twitter.com/5ZR0BVEvbB
— (((John Hayes))) (@justjohnhayes) April 29, 2017
YALL GON MAKE ME LOSE MY MIND
— Daniel Ralston (@danielralston) April 30, 2017
UP IN HERE
UP IN HERE pic.twitter.com/052jE2Avpd
Pope be like: "Pack it up, pack it in. Let me begin. I came to win, battle me, that's a sin." pic.twitter.com/RNzlbGuo3R
— Patpat (@patvandiest) April 30, 2017
Got bored at work today. Pope held his mic like an MC about to lay down sick bars. This was the result. #poperaps #amnewsers #borededitor pic.twitter.com/mfgddPU5B3
— Marc Schutz (@4MMarc) April 30, 2017
"MY SERMON JUST WENT VIRAL,
— Ashar (@AsharPrime) May 1, 2017
MY WORDS PUT THE DEVIL IN A SPIRAL." #PopeBars pic.twitter.com/rGmmN2PIWW
"She wanna get married tonight, but I can't take a knee cuz I'm wearing all-white" #PopeBars pic.twitter.com/yF9CQIHXNW
— Ravishing 🦈4️⃣ (@JDejuan2) April 30, 2017
**BEAT DROPS**
— LuisMiguelEchegaray (@lmechegaray) April 30, 2017
Pope: "oh shiiiiiiit....Microphone check one two what is this, the pope of the Francisus with the roughneck business-" pic.twitter.com/NuQLiEaOSQ
Dang. We’d see the pope in concert FOR SURE.
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