A graffiti depicting Pope Francis as Superman and holding a bag with a
writing which reads: "Values" is seen on a wall of the Borgo Pio
district near St. Peter's Square in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. It
wasn't enough that Pope Francis was named Time magazine's "Person of the
Year" or that he fronted this week's Rolling Stone magazine. Now
there's SuperPope graffiti sprouting up around the Vatican. The white
caped crusader appeared Tuesday on a wall just off Borgo Pio, a tiny
cobble-stoned street near St. Peter's Square. In typical superhero
fashion, Francis' right fist is thrust in the air, leading him in
flight, while his left clutches his black satchel. "Valores," or values
in Spanish, is written across it. The artist is identified only as
Maupal. Francis has charmed the masses with his simplicity and message
of helping the poor, even as he has cracked down on Vatican waste and
corruption. The Vatican communications office approved of the image,
tweeting a photo Tuesday.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — It wasn't enough that Pope
Francis was named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" or that he
fronted this week's Rolling Stone magazine. Now there's SuperPope
graffiti sprouting up around the Vatican.
The white caped crusader appeared Tuesday on a wall
just off Borgo Pio, a tiny cobble-stoned street near St. Peter's
Square. In typical superhero fashion, Francis' right fist is thrust in
the air, leading him in flight, while his left clutches his black
satchel. "Valores," or values in Spanish, is written across it.
The artist is identified only as Maupal. Francis has charmed the masses
with his simplicity and message of helping the poor, even as he has
cracked down on Vatican waste and corruption. The Vatican communications
office approved of the image, tweeting a photo Tuesday.
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