Pope Benedict XVI has joined Twitter @Pontifex and has answered his first question!
Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response. I bless all of you from my heart.
— Benedict XVI (@Pontifex) December 12, 2012
How can we celebrate the Year of Faith better in our daily lives?
— Benedict XVI (@Pontifex) December 12, 2012
By speaking with Jesus in prayer, listening to what he tells you in the Gospel and looking for him in those in need
— Benedict XVI (@Pontifex) December 12, 2012
You can tweet a question to him using the hashtag #askpontifex. Here’s mine.
@pontifex What does it mean to have identity in Christ? #askpontifex #Catholic
— Lisa Graas (@CatholicLisa) December 12, 2012
Below are a few other good questions I found from people I happen to follow on Twitter.
@pontifex How can one briefly best explain the problem of pain to the unevangelized? #AskPontifex
— Thomas Fuller (@ThomasFullerJr) December 12, 2012
@pontifex How best can we express the reality that God is Love, in this world that is filled with so much hate, and darkness? #AskPontifex
— Andrzej Skonieczny (@Andrewskon) December 12, 2012
Dear @pontifex how do you organize your day? And then manage to write three volume about Jesus Christ? And you write even more! #Askpontifex
— Loke Borgersen (@LokeB) December 11, 2012
@pontifex #AskPontifex What advice would you give priests as we face the challenges of the new evangelization? & Can I keep my Twitter name?
— Fr. Claude Burns (@FrPontifex) December 11, 2012
#askpontifex @pontifex How do we encourage young people to pursue a vocation to celibacy?
— prolifedoctor (@prolifedoctor) December 8, 2012
@pontifex Your Holiness, what is your favourite visual work of Art? #AskPontifex
— Anthony Tan (@antprompts) December 6, 2012
Here’s an observation.
A lot of people abusing the #askpontifex seem to have 2 things in common, dyslexia and few followers. God bless The Pope
— EnglishPapist (@EnglishPapist) December 5, 2012
Indeed. God bless the Pope. Tweet #askpontifex
