'LOL!' Sen. Rand Paul cracks Obama, Pope Francis joke; Is this what Obama said?

Oh yes, it is. President Obama met Pope Francis Thursday morning.

POTUS meets POPE. And then Rand Paul tweeted this. RT @SenRandPaul: .@BarackObama to @Pontifex: Forgive me father for I have spied. #NSA

— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) March 27, 2014

And then this happened:

. @BarackObama to @Pontifex: Forgive me father for I have spied. #NSA

— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) March 27, 2014

The zinger has been retweeted nearly 400 times and counting.

Might not agree with @SenRandPaul's politics, but he is one of the funnier Congressmen on Twitter! http://t.co/5gDRkzkoIf

— Rachel Ryan McKell (@RachelRMcKell) March 27, 2014

Rand Paul's social team may be the best on the Hill… RT @senrandpaul: .@BarackObama to @Pontifex: Forgive me father for I have spied. #NSA

— Tommy Goodwin (@tommygoodwin) March 27, 2014

+1 RT @SenRandPaul: . @BarackObama to @Pontifex: Forgive me father for I have spied. #NSA

— Steven Anthony (@scanthony14) March 27, 2014

TROLOLOLOLOLOL RT @SenRandPaul: . @BarackObama to @Pontifex: Forgive me father for I have spied. #NSA

— Jason Pye (@pye) March 27, 2014

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Lol RT@SenRandPaul: . @BarackObama to @Pontifex: Forgive me father for I have spied. #NSA

— Ryan Hite (@realryanhite) March 27, 2014

Got to give this one to Rand. Well played, sir. RT @SenRandPaul: @BarackObama to @Pontifex: Forgive me father for I have spied. #NSA

— Greg Hillis (@gregorykhillis) March 27, 2014

And this Twitter user brings it all home with a guess at the pope’s response:

20 "Hail 4th Amendment" prayer penance RT @SenRandPaul: . @BarackObama to @Pontifex: Forgive me father for I have spied. #NSA

— Mike (@ThePantau) March 27, 2014

Oh Twitter. Everything is better with you.