Rome, Italy, Sep 12, 2014 / 09:45 am
The first "selfie" of retired pontiff Benedict XVI is making the rounds on social networks.
Ecco il primo #selfie in assoluto del #Papa Emerito #BenedettoXVI, in compagnia di Giuseppe Ricciardi di Aversa. pic.twitter.com/ejZFJcXjnW
- Gianluca Barile (@GianlucaBarile1) September 11, 2014
The photo was shared by Gianluca Barile on his Twitter account Sept. 11 and is the first known selfie in which the retired Pontiff has appeared.
Hours later, Barile published a second selfie of Benedict XVI, this time together with Italian priest Fr. Sebastiano Sequino.
Non c'è uno senza due! Ecco il secondo selfie di oggi di #Papa #BenedettoXVI, stavolta con Don Sebastiano Sequino. pic.twitter.com/lYEc66vseZ
- Gianluca Barile (@GianlucaBarile1) September 11, 2014
"There's two, not just one! This is the second selfie from today of Pope Benedict XVI, this time with Father Sebastiano Sequino," Barile wrote.