According to new revelations about the pope’s entrance into social media several years ago, the papal Twitter account was bombarded with so much abuse and vulgarity shortly after it opened that the Vatican considered shutting it down.
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The 795,794 followers of Pope Benedict XVI were delighted to receive their first tweets today, messages that were full of joy and hope.
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Beginning on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pope Benedict XVI will start tweeting in six languages from his own personal handle
@Pontifex, an announcement that brought tens of thousands of followers as well as a rash of crude remarks.
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