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VIDEO: Pope Francis Calls Virgin Mary an ‘Influencer’

Pope Francis is certainly “hip” to the times...but some people felt like this latest attempt to relate to “the youth” tried a little too hard. Over 600,000 people gathered in Panama City, Panama and listened eagerly to Pope Francis’ speech where he talked about the Virgin Mary. He said, “The young woman of Nazareth didn’t appear in the social networks of the time, she wasn’t an influencer, but without wanting it or seeking it, she became the woman that had the biggest influence in history…”

Pope Francis is certainly “hip” to the times...but some people felt like this latest attempt to relate to “the youth” tried a little too hard. Over 600,000 people gathered in Panama City, Panama and listened eagerly to Pope Francis’ speech where he talked about the Virgin Mary. He said, “The young woman of Nazareth didn’t appear in the social networks of the time, she wasn’t an influencer, but without wanting it or seeking it, she became the woman that had the biggest influence in history…”