Pope Benedict XVI soon will get his own Twitter account, according to Vatican sources. His handle will be @PopeBenedict, but followers shouldn’t expect weighty theological discussions via Twitter. Because the pope doesn’t own a computer, it’s likely @PopeBenedict will be largely missives written by others and signed off by the pontiff. (Time)
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