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Follow the Pope on Twitter. He Follows No One.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/world/europe/follow-the-pope-on-twitter-he-follows-no-one.html?partner=rss&emc=rssVATICAN CITY — Now trending on Twitter: Pope Benedict XVI.
On Monday, the Vatican announced that the 85-year-old pontiff would begin posting messages on Twitter next week under the handle @pontifex, a term for pope that means bridge-builder in Latin. Within hours, he had more than 100,000 followers.
Benedict is expected to hit “send” on his first post at a general audience at the Vatican on Dec. 12 — a response to questions about matters of the faith that he is now accepting via the hashtag #askpontifex, officials said.
The Vatican acknowledged that it had chosen the @pontifex handle not only because of its meaning but also because many other handles had been taken.
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Greg Burke, a former Fox News correspondent in Rome who was named a Vatican communications adviser this year, said at a news conference. “He won’t follow anyone for now,” Mr. Burke added. “He will be followed.”
Benedict is expected to hit “send” on his first post at a general audience at the Vatican on Dec. 12 — a response to questions about matters of the faith that he is now accepting via the hashtag #askpontifex, officials said.
The Vatican acknowledged that it had chosen the @pontifex handle not only because of its meaning but also because many other handles had been taken.
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Greg Burke, a former Fox News correspondent in Rome who was named a Vatican communications adviser this year, said at a news conference. “He won’t follow anyone for now,” Mr. Burke added. “He will be followed.”
A new channel for the Religion Incorporated propaganda machine?
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@TheTweetOfGod
The Pope isn't following Me. For that, he will be ex-mobile-communicated. 
I was scrolling through His twitter feed and found this, it made me laugh:
@TheTweetOfGod
Yes, I'm here, Margaret. I'm just ignoring you.
