【Le bijou d’amour】

The Le bijou d’amourpresident's visit to the Vatican has brought the world plenty of memes, but amidst all the images of Pope Francis glaring in the presence of Donald Trump, there's one thing we all almost missed — the mysterious figure quietly lurking in the back of the photos.

Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Mandatory Credit: Photo by AP/REX/Shutterstock (8837391c) Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Pope Francis, H.R. McMaster First lady Melania Trump looks on as President Donald Trump introduces National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster to Pope Francis, at the Vatican Trump US Vatican, Vatican City, Vatican City - 24 May 2017 Credit: AP/REX/Shutterstock Mandatory Credit: Photo by Vatican Pool/AGF/REX/Shutterstock (8839851t) First Lady Melania Trump, US President Donald Trump with Pope Francis during the private audience Donald Trump visit to the Vatican, Rome, Italy - 24 May 2017 Credit: Pool/AGF/REX/Shutterstock SEE ALSO: Pope Francis just threw some serious papal shade at Donald Trump

The photobomber, as Business Insider pointed out, appears in multiple photographs taken during the very awkward encounter between the two leaders.

But turns out he's not just a stranger trying to cause a ruckus for laughs — the expert photobomber plays the very necessary role of translator to the Pope. BIidentified the hilarious unintentional photobomber as Monsignor Mark Miles, a man who has served as the Pope's translator for awhile now, due to the fact that the Pope speaks Spanish, Italian, French, and German, and rarely English.

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He even appeared in photographs with Barack Obama, though not quite in same way that induces chuckles like his peeping behind the Pope and Trump.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Michael Reynolds/Epa/REX/Shutterstock (8460039l) Pope Francis (c) Walks with Us President Barack Obama (r) at Joint Base Andrews Maryland Usa 22 September 2015 Pope Francis is on a Five-day Trip to the Usa Which Includes Stops in Washington Dc New York and Philadelphia After a Three-day Stay in Cuba Pope Francis Added the Cuba Visit After Helping Broker a Historic Rapprochement Between Washington and Havana That Ended a Diplomatic Freeze of More Than 50 Years United States Joint Base Andrews Usa Pope Francis Visit - Sep 2015 Credit: Reynolds/Epa/REX/Shutterstock

There isn't much information about him online, spare the fact he was born in Gibraltar where he served as a Catholic priest, and later was awarded Medallion of Distinction in the country before becoming an interpreter for the Pope.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Vatican Pool/AGF/REX/Shutterstock (8839851x) First Lady Melania Trump with US President Donald Trump and Pope Francis during the private audience Donald Trump visit to the Vatican, Rome, Italy - 24 May 2017 Credit: Pool/AGF/REX/Shutterstock

But wow, he can lurk!

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Vatican Pool/AGF/REX/Shutterstock (8839851c) US President Donald Trump and Pope Francis during the private audience Donald Trump visit to the Vatican, Rome, Italy - 24 May 2017 Credit: Pool/AGF/REX/Shutterstock

(H/T Business Insider)

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