Did you know the Catholic church had something called “World Communications Day“? Me neither. Seriously, who would have thought the church was such a proponent of communication when they’ve been pretty much mum about their priests raping boys and girls around the world. Go figure.
[An aside: if you go to the link above you’ll find the official message from the Pope about World Communications Day. The message begins thus: “Dear Brothers and Sisters!”. Seriously, the Pope is using an exclamation point, which reminds me of the quote from F. Scott Fitzgerald: “An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.”]
Anyhow, Pope Benedict XVI has asked priests to be prolific bloggers and make “make astute use of the unique possibilities offered by modern communications.” I’m guessing that doesn’t include using Craigslist to lure young girls into sex, as recently happened. Somewhat amusingly, the priest was caught up in a FBI sting operation called “Operation Guardian Angel.”
For more information about the Pope’s social media blitz, check out this article on Mashable, and Pope2You, the official Papal social media site that includes links to his YouTube page, iPhone app, and Facebook app.