Vatican City has announced an investigation into a controversy over the likes of a Brazilian model's image from the official Instagram account of Christian spiritual leader Pope Francis.
The British newspaper The Guardian reported that the official Instagram account created in the name of Pope Francis had liked the picture of Brazilian model Natalia Greboto's school uniform.
The official account of Pope Francis reportedly liked the Brazilian model's image last week, but it is not clear when the Brazilian model's image was liked.
A semi-nude photo of Brazilian model Natalia Greboto was liked on her official Instagram account, where the photo was uploaded a few weeks ago.
When the photo uploaded on Instagram was liked from Pope Francis' account, his name became prominent among the likes, whose screenshots went viral on social media.
The name of Pope Francis' account was visible on the model's photo by people who liked it until November 13.
The Vatican City, the center of the papacy, has announced an investigation into reports that Pope Francis' official account has been linked to a photo of a Brazilian model.
The Guardian quoted the Catholic News Agency (CNA) as saying in a report that the Vatican's press office had made it clear that it would investigate Pope Francis' account of the model's liking.
The report said that the name of Pope Francis' account continued to appear in the pages and people who liked the photo of the model, however, the photo was later disliked.
After her picture was liked by Pope Francis' official account, Brazilian model Natalia Greboto joked that she was now convinced that she would at least go to heaven.
Catholics around the world are outraged by the likes of the model's picture on Pope Francis' official account.
Many are demanding that those who run Pope Francis' official account be fired.
Pope Francis' official Instagram account is run by a team of employees and the page has 7.4 million followers.
Pope Francis' Twitter account is also run by employees, who have 18 million followers.
