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Pope shows he’s no twit with polite pontifications

13 Dec 08:49am

Filed under: @ponitfex, Ipad Mini, Pope Benedict Xvi, Social Media, Twitter

Apple will be literally thanking the heavens today after Pope Benedict XVI sent his first tweet from an iPad. You just can’t buy that kind of publicity.

Jeez, I wish @God would follow me back already, I want to ask him a question in private. Photo: news.com.au

According to news.com.au @ponitfex, as he is known on Twitter, exceeded one million followers last night after his debut tweet. Take that, Justin Bieber.

Here’s what the Tweet said:

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Stained says:

05:26pm | 13/12/12

Maybe god will catch some of these tweets flying past him. But then if there is a god, the pope wouldn’t be needed, eh? Read more »
Stained says:

05:21pm | 13/12/12

Wakeuppls, where do you get your fantasies from, or does religion train you mind into these? Pedophilia and homosexuality are basically bedfellows, WTF are you on about? . You don’t see many Catholic priests raping girls or even Nuns. No, in fact there are many nuns who are mothers and… Read more »

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