Pope Francis's online flock doubles on Twitter

[onehandle]

Source: AFP



Pope Francis's online flock has doubled from 2.5 million to 5 million Twitter followers in less than a month -- a third of the time it took his predecessor Benedict XVI to build up his following.

The account @pontifex -- the word "pope" in Latin -- has tweets in nine languages including English, Spanish, Arabic and Latin. They are snippets of religious instruction rather than insights into the pontiff's daily life.

The number on all nine accounts put together went over five million for the first time on Thursday.

The comments on the tweets left by followers are often irreverent and chatty, with one user asking the pope on Thursday: "How you settling in?"


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[Grassy Knoll]

1. OMG, Lmao.

[iandhr]

2. He seems to have a much better touch then Benedict

[Bluenorthwest]

3. Is this meant to intimidate the minority groups Francis disparages as part of his act?

Or the women who do not care to return to a choice free world?
That is what these posts feel like.
Hope you derive much pleasure, it sure makes your faith seem tawdry and petty.

[Sharpie]

4. Take a deep breath and step away from the keyboard...

You would benefit from a nice walk in the park.

[Bluenorthwest]

5. And there you have it. It won't work. Don't care how many wagons are circled, the anti equality

forces will fail. All the posting of praise for an anti gay crusader will not change anything. So post way. Failure is the future of the hate mongering crowd. Francis says my family is an attack on God, so yeah, I am not all that fond of him or his promoters. He says adoption by gay parents is 'discrimination against the child'. I find that to be bigoted and smarmy and just hateful.

[Katashi_itto]

6. Have you thought maybe taking a relaxing vacation?

[Bluenorthwest]

7. You can not intimidate me. Sorry.

Francis says equal rights is an 'attack on God'. I've heard all the yammering from the anti equality crowd for years, it is not new it is old and tired and it defines those who take part in it.

[Katashi_itto]

8. Intimidate you? Your interpretations are slightly off.

I was just concerned about what your doing to your blood pressure.

[Beacool]

9. Hmmm, I wonder what he uses.

iPhone, Android, BlackBerry........

[onehandle]

10. Benedict had an iPad.

Or more likely, was placed in front of one. He really seemed to be going downhill fast in the last few years.

[Beacool]

11. Thanks, I hadn't seen that.

Francis seems more hip and with it.