Holy Hitchhiker: Pope Francis Gives Friend A Ride On The Popemobile

Pope Francis greets the Rev. Fabian Baez in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday

CNN) - In yet another breach of normal papal protocol, Pope Francis on Wednesday gave a pal a lift on the world's most exclusive ride: the Popemobile.

According to Catholic News Service, the holy hitchhiker was the Rev. Fabian Baez, a priest from Francis' former Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, whom the pope spotted in the crowd at St. Peter's Square.

As he helped the priest onto the Popemobile, Francis told Baez, "The picture will go around the world,” CNS reports. The beaming priest rode around St. Peter's Square and was given a special seat at the Pope's speech to the crowd.

During the Pope's speech, he urged the crowd to remember their baptism.

"Many of us do not have the slightest memory of the celebration of this Sacrament, obviously, if we were baptized shortly after birth," Francis said. "It is important! It is important to know what day you were immersed in that current of salvation of Jesus!"

Baez later tweeted in Spanish, “I’m going to change my biography. The poor priest who got on the popemobile today with #PopeFrancis”.

Padre Fabian Baez @paterfabian

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voy a cambiar mi bio. el pobre cura que hoy subió al papamovil con el #PapaFrancisco

2:05 PM - 8 Jan 2014 from Rome, Italy

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