Omg The Pope Is Tweeting

Karolina Trevino October 3, 2011 English 8-7 VVECC
OMG! The Pope is Tweeting! 
Pope Benedict XVI recently sent his first tweet via iPad.
Before this monumental event, the leader ofthe Catholic Church had been interacting with his followers via speeches, written by hand and sometimes composed entirely in Latin. But apparently the Information Superhighway now goes directly through theVatican, as evidenced by a video that showed Benedict seated at a table and tapping out his message while a few other religious higher-ups stood by and nodded in approval.
I couldn't help but note that allappeared to be about the same age as the pope. Certainly these men had not taught Benedict the nuances of tweeting and downloading. No, that task fell to 24-year-old Father Kyle, the youngest,hippest priest in Rome and the only one with a tattoo. The following is from Benedict's introductory lesson:
"This is an iPad, Your Holiness. It's password protected, so you need to create a password. Makeit something you’ll remember."
"God."

"Unfortunately, Holy Father, it has to be at least six characters."
"Lord Almighty."
"And it also needs a number."
"One."
"OK: LordAlmighty1. Can youremember that? I suggest you write it down somewhere. Now you're on your home screen."
"What is Netflix?"
"That's not important, Your Holiness. Well, actually, it’s kind of cool. Let's say you want towatch 'The Ten Commandments.' Ever seen it? Awesome flick! With Netflix, you can watch it whenever. Isn't that chill? No more late fees! No more disappointment when you pull up to the Redbox and it'snot there!"
"What is 'Angry Birds'?"
"Don't touch that. You have a blessing in two hours and trust me, if you start playing 'Angry Birds,' you will never make it. Cardinal Luke, am I right?""Absolutely, Father Kyle!"
"Ok PB, let me explain Twitter. In simple terms, Twitter is a social network that lets you follow public streams of information."
"Can I spread the Word of the Lord?"
"You...