The Pope joins twitter

[FriendlyJosh]

@pontifex
http://twitter.com/pontifex

article on it
Vatican unveils Pope's Twitter handle: @pontifex | Reuters

 

[Andres88]

His first tweet is expected in December 12th.

 

[MikeK]

His first tweet is expected in December 12th.

Man, slow typist.

 

[Genersis]

Now...does anyone believe it will be him typing the Tweets the majority of the time?

This is a rather interesting happening I must admit...

 

[Genersis]

Man, slow typist.

Taking lessons perhaps?

 

[Rhamiel]

Now...does anyone believe it will be him typing the Tweets the majority of the time?

This is a rather interesting happening I must admit...

no, the Vatican is open that it will be a secretary who will do the vast majority, lol probably all, of the tweets

 

[Michie]

'The Church must be present in the digital arena': Pope Benedict and successors to become @Pontifex on Twitter...

 

[Michie]

Twitter's 'director of social innovation' speaks about the surprising degree of interest in religion among users of social media (autoplay video)...

 

[AvilaSurfer]

'The Church must be present in the digital arena': Pope Benedict and successors to become @Pontifex on Twitter...

I've heard many times that if Paul were alive today, he'd be on Facebook, Twitter and any other media he could. TV and radio is obvious.

 

[MoreCoffee]

Speculating about saint Paul's reaction to modern communications technology is a little bit amusing ... maybe he would prefer Christian Forums, or perhaps IRC

 

[AvilaSurfer]

Well, the explanation I've heard is that he would talk to anyone, anywhere, any time.

 

[pgp_protector]

Hope they have a good password on that account.

 

[Andres88]

Hope they have a good password on that account.

Ditto.

 

[Michie]

I just sent a tweet to the Pope...

With the push of a button, I sent a tweet with #AskPontifex to the pope at @Pontifex, the new Twitter account the Vatican set up for Pope Benedict XVI. It’s nice to go straight to the top. Kudos to the pope who saw that even at 85 years of age, he has to engage in social media.

 

[Michie]

Beyond Twitter: The Vatican’s other communications revolution...

Pope Benedict XVI launched his own Twitter feed this week to worldwide media coverage and to considerable acclaim from church insiders. The praise was understandable. After the spate of missteps that have come to define Benedict’s nearly eight-year papacy...

 

[Michie]

Vatican office to launch an iPhone app for the Pope...

 

[Azureknight 773]

Good! Now this calls for a holy celebration online! YAY! Thanks be to GOD!

 

[bibledoctor]

Its his descision what to do in regards to Internet Media.

 

[Antigone]

Will he tweet in Latin?

 

[Michie]

Pope expected to have 1,000,000 Twitter followers by next Wednesday's launch...