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@Pontifex Project: Week 8 – The last for Benedict as Pope

Posted on 25 February 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Benedict XVI is STILL POPE, until 20:00 Rome Time on 28 February.
Have you worked out where you will be?
I suggested a project using Twitter HERE.
Let’s create a “stack” of tweets during the day.  Concentrate your effort on a Tuesday (when the Roman … Continue reading →

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@Pontifex Project: Week 7

Posted on 19 February 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Benedict XVI is STILL POPE.
I suggested a project using Twitter HERE.  Let’s create a “stack” of tweets during the day.  Concentrate your effort on a day and single theme instead of various scatterings over days when they might not be noticed.
Here is … Continue reading →

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@Pontifex Project: Week 4

Posted on 28 January 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I suggested a project using Twitter HERE.  Let’s create a “stack” of tweets during the day.  Concentrate your effort on a day and single theme instead of various scatterings over days when they might not be noticed.
Here is the collective tweet for TUESDAY, … Continue reading →

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@Pontifex now in Latin

Posted on 17 January 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

His Holiness now has a Twitter account also in Latin.
HERE.
No tweets yet.  I have argued HERE that a tweet is pipatum.  “I tweet” is pipio.
BTW… I missed last Tuesday’s @Pontifex tweet.  Let’s do it tomorrow, Friday, the other day the Roman … Continue reading →

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@Pontifex Tuesday Project: Week 2

Posted on 7 January 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I suggested a project using Twitter HERE.  Let’s create a “stack” of tweets during the day.  Concentrate your effort on a day and single theme instead of various scatterings over days when they might not be noticed.
Here is the first collective tweet … Continue reading →

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@Pontifex Tuesday Project: Week 1

Posted on 1 January 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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I suggested a project using Twitter HERE.  Let’s create a “stack” of tweets during the day.  Concentrate your effort on a day and single theme instead of various scatterings over days when they might not be … Continue reading →

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A suggested Twitter project for @Pontifex

Posted on 29 December 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Now that the initial furor around the Holy Father’s Twitter account has died down a little, I want to pass along a suggestion made by a reader who left me a constructive voicemail.
We could designate a day to post prayerful, … Continue reading →

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An interesting claim about the followers of @pontifex

Posted on 15 December 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From Vatican Insider comes this …. color me skeptical.
Benedict XVI has almost 2 million followers on Twitter. “The Pope has grasped the full potential of this social network. Facebook’s too personal”
VATICAN INSIDER STAFF
ROME
“Someone had to show the Pope where to … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Whither Papal Tweets?

Posted on 13 December 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

What I really want to know:
In which section of the Acta Apostolicae Sedis are the Holy Father’s tweets going to be published?
Which theological note will they be assigned?

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Pipiavit @Pontifex – FOLLOW UP and POLL

Posted on 12 December 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Pope sent his first tweet.

UPDATE 12/12/12 22:36 GMT:
The Pope has something around 1.5 million followers across his various language oriented accounts.  English is the leader with close to a million.  The number is going up by 10k each time … Continue reading →

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