Pope Leo XIV participates in the “6-7” trend in a viral video. The Pontiff learned the viral “6-7” greeting from Catholic teenagers in a now-viral, trending video online. For those unversed, “6-7” is an internet slang that originated on TikTok and has no real or definitive meaning. However, it has given several teenagers a shared sense of belonging, solidarity, and common expression.
Pope Leo XIV takes over the viral ‘6-7’ trend
Pope Leo XIV hops on the viral “6-7” trend in a TikTok video. The now-iconic moment came as around 1,000 young Catholics from the Archdiocese of Genoa visited Rome as part of their confirmation preparations. The teenagers shared the viral “6-7” hand gesture, as the Pontiff followed and laughed along with the kids.
Influencer Don Roberto Fiscer shared the video on TikTok, which has now over 18 million views since May 16. The viral video has made its way to X and has been raking in tremendous numbers on the micro-blogging site as well.
Fiscer shared with CNN, “Since the Pope is one of us, and we greet each other like this, he must learn this greeting too, especially because kids all over the world greet each other like this. So the kids made us feel close to them, and we made him feel that we consider him one of us.”
Philadelphia rapper Skrilla and his song “Doot Doot” are credited with originating the viral “6-7” meme. Skrilla explained that the “6-7” meme has no definitive meaning. He added that it can mean different things depending on the person using it (via Complex). He explained, “For me, it’s just ‘negative to positive. It helped me turn from a negative person to a positive person.”
People on X had interesting and hilarious reactions to Pope Leo XIV participating in the viral trend. One user commented, “first in my bloodline to witness the pope doing the 67 dance.” A second user wrote, “The Pope having better internet awareness than half the timeline.” A third one penned, “I like that he’s breaking the norm. Popes can have fun too.” Finally, one user remarked, “Haha, Pope Leo pulling off the ‘67’ meme? This pope’s already winning the internet.”
Originally reported by Anwaya Mane on Mandatory.
