Nope, The Pope Did Not Just Post His First Selfie

Nothing to Holy See here.

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Posted on December 14, 2015, 4:16 pm

New York Daily News @NYDailyNews

Move over @KimKardashian! @Pontifex posts his first selfie https://t.co/xGoEQQk3CA

02:46 PM - 14 Dec 2015
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Joe Romanelli @joeromanelli

Best Pope Ever! Pope Francis takes first selfie https://t.co/flsLjsZEgl
03:19 PM - 14 Dec 2015
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The Instagram account, vatican_, which posted the "selfie" is not the official Instagram account of the Holy See. The official papal IG is newsva which has yet to post any selfies.

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Nope, The Pope Did Not Just Post His First Selfie

The "first selfie" of a grinning Pope Francis spread on social media on Monday, adding to his immense "pappeal."

The "selfie" was posted by an Instagram account claiming to be the official IG of the Holy See with more than 140,000 followers. It was picked up by several media outlets.

Unfortunately, it was all a big lie.

As first reported by Mashable, the purported selfie is actually a screen grab from a video chat the pope did with young people in September 2014.

But don't give up hope on a papal selfie just yet...Pope Francis is a pro at posing for them.