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[+Mephistopheles]

Pope takes to Twitter to reach his flock

Tweets from Benedict XVI's personal account won't always be written by the pope himself, but will always be approved by him

It does not have quite the same ring as a papal bull, but Catholics looking to stay in touch with the Holy Father are about to get acquainted with the papal tweet.

Fourteen centuries after popes started using papal bull missives to communicate with the flock, Benedict XVI is due to open a Twitter account, a Vatican official has announced.

"The tweet can be reformulated, redistributed, relaunched and disseminated," said Father Claudio Maria Celli, the head of the Vatican's pontifical council for social communications, as he announced the initiative.

"In this sense it is like the gospel, a small mustard seed that once scattered grows into bushes where birds can rest."

No date for the first tweet has been set and an account name has not been confirmed, although Italy's Corriere della Sera was betting on @BenedictusPPXVI.

It appears unlikely Benedict, 85, will be tweeting photos of himself snapped on an iPhone or telling the world what he is having for dinner. Celli said tweets would probably include links to his speeches.

An internet enthusiast, the pope has overseen the launch of the Vatican's YouTube channel and the Pope2you website, which is aimed at young people and has a link to a Facebook page and an iPhone application.

During Lent, the site's Twitter feed will tweet 40 phrases from the pope's message for Lent – one a day.

The pope sent his first ever tweet last year from Vatican Radio's twitter feed to announce the launch of the Vatican news site, described by the Vatican as a one-stop shop for content from the Holy See's radio station, press room and newspaper.

Tweets from Benedict's new personal account may not always be written by the pope himself, but will always be approved by him, said a Vatican source.

Source: The Guardian

[tiagosilva29]

God doesn't like identi.ca!

[Ci7]

for some reason
* imagine *

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Benedict XVI's personal account won't always be written by the pope himself, but by god himself!!!!

[Gerowen]

tiagosilva29, on 26 February 2012 - 10:09, said:

God doesn't like identi.ca!

I actually think identi.ca looks better.

[jakem1]

No doubt he'll be masquerading as a 13 year old trying groom all the kiddies. Anything else would be a betrayal of everything the church stands for.

[+Mephistopheles]

jakem1, on 26 February 2012 - 10:40, said:

No doubt he'll be masquerading as a 13 year old trying groom all the kiddies. Anything else would be a betrayal of everything the church stands for.

-1, Troll/Flamebait

[c3ntury]

jakem1, on 26 February 2012 - 10:40, said:

No doubt he'll be masquerading as a 13 year old trying groom all the kiddies. Anything else would be a betrayal of everything the church stands for.

[jdegree]

jakem1, on 26 February 2012 - 10:40, said:

No doubt he'll be masquerading as a 13 year old trying groom all the kiddies. Anything else would be a betrayal of everything the church stands for.

Failed in humor. Passed in stupidity.

[jakem1]

jdegree, on 26 February 2012 - 11:23, said:

Failed in humor. Passed in stupidity.

Who said I was trying to be funny? The man and his supporters defend paedophiles. I'm surprised you find that funny.

[Xerax]

Don't you have to be 13 to make an account on twitter (according to COPPA)? So why would be be intrested in using it?

[Beyond Godlike]

Xerax, on 26 February 2012 - 12:42, said:

Don't you have to be 13 to make an account on twitter (according to COPPA)? So why would be be intrested in using it?

Lawl this is so true, his target audience isnt there.

[Setnom]

I remember him dishing out about the "evils of technology", and how we shouldn't use it much (or something like that) to the point that it replaces God. Now, he's reaching out using Twitter? Hypocrite much?

[-Razorfold]

Beyond Godlike, on 26 February 2012 - 12:56, said:

Lawl this is so true, his target audience isnt there.

Or you do what everyone else does, and lie about your age lol.