A photograph has been making its way into social media and has gone viral recently after people claimed they have seen Pope John Paul II's spirit along with Pope Francis. Born as Karol Józef Wojtyła, he served as a Pope in the Catholic church from 1978 to 2005. He is called by many, especially by Catholics as St. John Paul The Great due to his influence during his tenure. A photo appears to show the pope's ghost sitting beside Pope Francis in the Popemobile during his last Papal pastoral trip to Mexico last February this year. The photo has drawn attention from many circles, going viral on the internet and gathered social media hype that sent everyone curious. Check out the photo below!
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After the photo skyrocketed online, the Vatican addressed the controversy and investigated the viral image. It was then discovered that the alleged ghost sitting beside Pope Francis in the Popemobile wasn't St. John Paul, but actually a passing image of Cardinal Suarez Inda. The conditions on when the photo was taken made it appear that Cardinal Suarez wore papal clothes. Netizens had mixed reactions when they saw the image, saying that the photo was rather edited. Watch the full video right down below and see for yourself, proving that the image was just a misinterpretation of Cardinal Suarez's image.
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