--- ---  # These are the Funniest #PopeBars Rap Lyrics for Pope Francis ## Video: 2013 Person of the Year: Pope Francis Reimagines the Papacy [Watch (HLS stream): 2013 Person of the Year: Pope Francis Reimagines the Papacy](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/aYRnrfUV.m3u8) (3:30)  _Published 2013-12-11. From his comments on gays to his penchant for Twitter, Pope Francis's every move has garnered strong reactions from the world media._  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Nov 30, 2015 9:46 PM UTC  Pope Francis gestures as he gives his blessing during a visit to an internally displaced people camp at St. Saviour parish in Bangui on November 29, 2015. Pope Francis gestures as he gives his blessing during a visit to an internally displaced people camp at St. Saviour parish in Bangui on November 29, 2015.Gianluigi Guercia/AFP—Getty Images  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Nov 30, 2015 9:46 PM UTC The latest rapper to go viral on Twitter is…Pope Francis. Twitter users started composing rap lyrics for the pontiff through the hashtag #PopeBars, which was inspired by photos that show him speaking into a microphone at a camp for displaced people Sunday in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic. It attracted celebrity attention from MacArthur “genius grant” winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of _Hamilton_, a Broadway rap musical about Alexander Hamilton’s life, and _Scandal_ star Kerry Washington, who just chimed in to call it [“the best”](https://twitter.com/kerrywashington/status/671401318167134208) hashtag. Some of the funniest examples: > [](https://twitter.com/Lin%5FManuel/status/671372236478128128) > [](https://twitter.com/FloydSupreme/status/671308306116444161) > [](https://twitter.com/BarrettAll/status/671399216091131906) > [](https://twitter.com/sgjohn%5Fvt/status/671353006512713728) > [](https://twitter.com/etwizle/status/671332310327889920) > [](https://twitter.com/TrivWorks/status/671400935613210624) > [](https://twitter.com/Chef%5FLu%5FBu/status/671407128939241473) > [](https://twitter.com/petermanseau/status/671351155314843648) > [](https://twitter.com/SimcoxStephen/status/671359241366732801) > [](https://twitter.com/stephanfaris/status/671359333851144192) Incidentally, Pope Francis has released a pop rock album called _Wake Up!_ But so far it has gotten [mixed reviews](http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/11/30/pope-franciss-wake-up-prog-rock-album-what-critics-are-saying/), so who knows whether the hashtag will inspire him to produce a rap album now. 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