Jun 19, 2025 09:40 AM IST Is it an excessive amount of to ask the thrice-excommunicated Madonna to work on a Like a Prayer rehash with the Pope? It’s not a sensible joke or one other crevice of the web which appears to have discovered itself a bout of meme virality. DYK that the Pope and Madonna are literally distant family members?(Photos: X) It’s as factual because it will get. Pope Leo XIV, who commenced his papacy on May 8 this 12 months, is actually a distant relative of none apart from THE pop icon throughout ages, Madonna. How? As per a tracing mission orchestrated by The New York Times, the Pope’s lineage reveals him having had family members in Italy, Spain and France, a few of whom later relocated to Quebec within the 1650s. Louis Boucher de Grandpre on this regard, was one among his distant Canadian family members. The Madonna connection appears to have revealed itself from this hyperlink. The puns and reversion references had been infinite in fact: “Like a Prayer!”, “Pope and Pop artist”, “Reconciliation appointment or exorcism?? 😂”, “papa does indeed preach”, “they look like twins!”, “Pope dont preach” and “Madonna – Like a Prayer ft Leo XIV” to cite a couple of. But issues do not simply cease right here with the celebrity Pope. Pope Leo, additionally occurs to be associated to Justin Bieber — and Angelina Jolie, and Hillary Clinton and Justin Trudeau! And these revelations are all a results of the Pope’s lineage being traced. But coming again to the Pope and Madonna being associated, the OG Material Girl truly has some vital historical past in relation to the Pope. About three years again, she had publicly requested Pope Leo’s predecessor, Pope Francis, to fulfill along with her in lieu of discussing the three excommunications she had acquired from the Church. Her ‘plea’, shared in May 2022, learn, “Hello @Pontifex Francis —I’m a good Catholic. I Swear!. I mean I don’t Swear! Its been a few decades since my last confession. Would it be possible to meet up one day to discuss some important matters ? I’ve been ex communicated 3 times. It doesn’t seem fair. Sincerely Madonna”. Well, Pope Leo could find yourself delivering Madonna from evil, given their kinship!
