#PopeBars Twitter Hashtag Combines Photo of Pope Francis With Rap Lyrics
A photo of the Pope is trending on Twitter, as users ad rap lyrics to the pontiff's image.
According to The Huffington Post, the photo that started it all was taken by AFP news agency's Gianluigi Guercia while Pope Francis was in Bangui, Central African Republic on Monday. The Pope was giving a blessing at a camp for internally displaced people at St. Saviour parish.
The pontiff, known for being a far more liberal pope than some of his predecessors and for connecting to millenials through social media, spoke to the Christian and Muslim communities about their conflict, preaching peace and forgiveness.
Soon after the photo surfaced, showing the pope with a mic in his hand, social media users took the photo and captioned it with their best lyrics.
Some of the best images sampled iconic lyrics and modified them to fit the Pope's real job as leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
Popular songs sampled by users included "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio, House of Pain's "Jump Around," Notorious B.I.G.'s "It was all a dream," Eminem's "Lose Yourself," Ludacris' "What's Your Fantasy" and Drake and Future's "Jumpman."
It was all a dream I used to read Luke 4:17 Virgin Mary and Moses looking over my papal mezzanine #PopeBars pic.twitter.com/YmNStFkA8N
— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) December 1, 2015
Psalms are sweaty Knees weak from genuflecting Vomit on his vestment already Mother Teresa's spaghetti #PopeBars pic.twitter.com/fuVZmP28EE — Riley Burns (@RiiiLeY_Burns) December 1, 2015
as i walk through the valley of the shadow of death i take a look at my life and realize i'm @pontifex #popebars pic.twitter.com/B4goCfYrCR — brent (@brntrydn) November 30, 2015
I wanna, Catholic-li-li-lic you from your head to your toes. I wanna, break some bread, Down to the down to the to the soul. #PopeBars
— Vincent Marcus (@VincentMarcus) December 1, 2015
Others were more original and definitely set the bar high, including one by actor, playwright and composer Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Lyrical cataclysm Miracle catechism Smack em w that epistle Then Back to the Vaticizzle #PopeBars — Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) November 30, 2015
thoughts on God? - real fav prayer position? - kneel shuffle the cards - deal, body of Christ - meal #PopeBars pic.twitter.com/4ENr2OsG9K — Chris Melberger (@chrismelberger) December 1, 2015
Mary and Joseph...I 'ship that, Blood of Christ...I sip that. Staying out on Saturday cuz, Sunday school...I skip that. #PopeBars — Vincent Marcus (@VincentMarcus) December 1, 2015
Pack it up, pack it in, let me begin I came to win souls, that's not a sin I won't ever Satan up, punk you better back up #PopeBars — Duncan Whitehead (@DuncanWhitehead) November 30, 2015
And last but not least, someone made an entire mixtape of songs that could possibly be on the new rapping pontiff's album.
Holy Ghost Mixtape #PopeBars pic.twitter.com/LHTWNFGgNZ — Mr Selfie (@YahBoiSelfie) November 30, 2015
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