PIC: Pope Francis joins Instagram and the response is brilliant

"I am beginning a new journey, on Instagram, to walk with you along the path of mercy and the tenderness of God."

We'll be honest with you, that's not a sentence we'd necessarily have imagined a Pope ever saying, but there you go. In these technological times, why not use every avenue open to you to spread the word? Pope Francis is no stranger to social media, with just shy of nine million people around the world following him on Twitter. And now he is looking to conquer Instagram, with his first ever post on Saturday...

Pray for me Rezad por mí Pregate per me صلوا من أجلي Priez pour moi Módlcie się za mnie Rezem por mim Betet für mich Orate pro me

A photo posted by Pope Francis (@franciscus) on Mar 19, 2016 at 4:24am PDT

As you can imagine, the inherent humour of the Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church joining a medium widely renowned for shallow egotism and superficial nonsense is not lost on many.   Here are just a few of the amusing responses... https://twitter.com/JiniAiko/status/711152577715507200 https://twitter.com/khjelmgaard/status/711154756971061248 https://twitter.com/Lordofmisrule79/status/711158142860730368 https://twitter.com/Pundamentalism/status/711177963878928384 https://twitter.com/Skelly2505/status/711158196795260928 https://twitter.com/bertnews/status/711153923898404868 https://twitter.com/danielwcooper/status/711179972531068928 https://twitter.com/crimsonavenger/status/711175177376243713