The Head of the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, today tweeted his very first message on his official handle – @Pontifex.
The respected Christian leader in the tweet told his current 680, 000 followers that: “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”.
The Vatican had last month revealed that the Pope would start using the social medium on December 12, 2012.
It is expected that His Holiness will hit millions of followership within weeks, as he his adored by many people all across the continents. In addition, the Church has an estimated 1 billion faithfuls worldwide.
Born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger in Marktl, Bavaria, Germany on April 16, 1927, he is the 265th Pope. He was elected on April 19, 2005 at the age of 78; the oldest person to have been elected Pope since Pope Clement XII (1730–40).
Comments