Did the Vatican Edit the Pope into a Video?

On April 13th, news stations around the world shared a video from the Vatican that has raised some eyebrows. In the clip, it seems that the Pope vanishes out of thin air. Some might say it's due to some bad editing or clipping, but others have noted other video effects that suggest that the entire video was edited...

A Youtuber fact checked this clip and went frame by frame to see what was going on. He was able to note that, yes, the Pope did jump out of frame, but there was something else that was unsettling...

It's bizarre, but is it really? It could have been the fault of a bad editor, or possibly even bad camera quality. Video editors tend to disagree, as an authentic video would not have show clipping around the Pope's shoulders. 

Some think that he was edited in to save face during the blessings, while others think that he doesn't do any of his appearances at all anyway. Whatever the case may be, something is a bit fishy! 

The question of, "Is the Pope a hologram?" is a bit much. He's surely not a hologram... The Vatican would never do something that outrageous! Or, would they...

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