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September 2, 2013

Behold: The Pope’s First Selfie

Days after the word "selfie" officially got added to the Oxford English Dictionary, a photo of the pope doing exactly that has gone viral

Pope Francis is arguably the coolest pope ever. He’s washed the feet of Muslim prisoners, he’s cool with gays, he drives a reasonable car and now he’s taking selfies with teenagers.

Days after the word “selfie” officially got added to the Oxford English Dictionary (yup, its a real word now), a photo of the pope doing exactly that has exploded on social media sites – AKA, gone viral. The big-guy was snapped posing with a group of teenagers from the Diocese of Piacenza and Bobbio, 50 miles south of Milan, from a smartphone held at arm’s length and, luckily, no duck-face.

Pope Francis is clearly moving the Papacy in the direction of the modern and informal age we live in, ditching the lavish lifestyles of his predecessors for a more humble, simpler existence.

[Source : The Telegraph]