The Pope Wants You to Start a Blog
Well, not you in particular, but his Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, is urging members of the Catholic priesthood to start making better use of the technological tools available to them, including blogging.
An advance copy of the Pope’s speech for the World Day of Communications, quotes the pontiff as saying, “the larger digital world represents a great resource for humanity as a whole and for every individual, and it can act as a stimulus to encounter and dialogue.” Priests, says the Pope, need to be attentive to, and in tune with Internet technologies, so they can adequately communicate with the current and upcoming generations.
But, a priest’s presence on the web is to be circumspect. “[P]riests present in the world of digital communications should be less notable for their media savvy than for their priestly heart,” cautions the Pope.
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