Some helpful Italian priest tried to make Pope Leo more hip with the kids and showed him how to do the motions for 6-7.
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And now he keeps doing it.
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Per Newsweek:
Don Roberto Fiscer, a 49-year-old priest and Catholic influencer from the Italian city of Genoa, was leading a group of children preparing for the sacrament of confirmation at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Sunday. When the pope stopped by, Fiscer asked the group, ‘What is it that you kids do?'
The young Catholics shouted, ‘6-7!' and moved their hands up and down in the typical gesture connected with the meme. The pope, amused, imitated their gesture.
I think it's time to update those 95 theses Martin Luther wrote.
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Of course, the netizens had thoughts:
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But in the end, you know the pope embracing the trend is just going to fuel certain Protestants' view of the pontiff.
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