Coolest Pope Ever: Pope Leo Blessed The Crowd At A Rave

NYT - You know how the old joke goes: An archbishop, a priest and the pope walk into a rave.Were you waiting for a punchline? 

There isn’t one. But there is a beat drop.In a crowded square in Slovakia, in the shadow of St. Elizabeth’s Cathedral in Kosice, Pope Leo XIV surprised hundreds of concertgoers at a rave earlier this month when he appeared on a giant LED screen to bless the crowd, video footage showed.“United by the same faith, your presence is a tangible sign of the fraternity and peace that is instilled in our hearts by friendship with Christ,” Pope Leo said.

The remarks, which were broadcast from a recording to the square full of ravers, were cast amid lasers, lights and the boom of electronic music that rose to meet Leo’s echoing “Amen.” Throngs of revelers held up phones, recording the blessing, before a priest — who was also the D.J. — dropped a beat and played thumping music, sampling elements of the papal address.

The event on Nov. 8, hosted by Guilherme Peixoto, a Portuguese priest who doubles as an electronic D.J., celebrated the 75th birthday of Archbishop Bernard Bober of Kosice.

Il Papa continues to impress. 

I still can't wrap my head around the fact that the man leading 1.406 billion Catholics worldwide hails from Sweet Home Chicago. And not just that, but he wears it proudly on his sleeve. 

So here's the deal. Today in the DJ game, its not about talent anymore. It hasn't been for a while, but especially today. All people care about now is how many followers you have on social media, are you a celebrity or not, and what kinds of bells and whistles do you have as part of your show? 

Having a "drop" from The Pope is pretty elite I'm not going to lie. A drop is a shout out, or plug from somebody, that usually appear on mixtapes, but throwing this video up on the screen during your live set, of a custom shout out and blessing from The Pope to your crowd is as big time as it gets.

Props to DJ Priest Guilherme Peixoto, this guy has been killing it. 

Spreading the Good Word through EDM. Gotta respect it. 

Gotta respect spreading the good word through Barstool merch, which is all 20% off this weekend.