Pope Benedict XIV Sends Out His First Tweet

We all knew that Pope Benedict XIV was on Twitter, but he had not yet sent out his first tweet. Well, the wait is over because the Pope has officially sent out his first ever tweet.

The Pope took a HUGE step into the 21st Century when he elected to  enter into the social media world. Apparently he and the Vatican thought it would be a good avenue to reach out to those Catholics on the social media site.

The pope's first tweet read as follows:

After his first tweet the Pope followed up with a few more tweets. He tweeted, "How can we celebrate the Year of Faith better in our daily lives?" asked one. The answer: "By speaking with Jesus in prayer, listening to what he tells you in the Gospel and looking for him in those in need."

Following his first tweet, the Pope gained over 700,000 followers on his English Language speaking twitter page. The Pope is also tweeting in other languages like Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic.

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