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The Vatican is looking for an explanation on Instagram, after the official account of Pope Francis liked a photograph of a Brazilian model in lingerie.
A photograph of model Natalia Garibotto, wearing schoolgirl-style underwear, appealed to Francis’s verified account, franciscus.
It’s unclear when she first liked the photograph, which shows Garibotto’s scantily clad body, but the interaction was visible on November 13, before she disliked it the next day.
Now, the Vatican said it is trying to get to the bottom of the incident.
“We are in contact with Instagram to find out what happened,” said Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni.
Facebook, which owns Instagram, said the issue is currently being investigated in close contact with the Holy See.
Some 7.4 million people follow the pontiff on his official Instagram account, but the account does not follow anyone. There is no evidence that the Pope liked the image.
COY Co, Garibotto’s management company, posted about the incident on their own Instagram account, writing: “COY Co. has received the OFFICIAL BLESSING OF THE POPE.”
Garibotto also responded to the incident, writing on Twitter November 13: “At least I’m going to heaven.”
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