Watch the Pope Tweet His First Message to 1 Million Followers

Pope Benedict XVI tweeted his first three messages from an Apple iPad Wednesday morning to more than 1 million followers on his newly started @Pontifex account.

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.— Benedict XVI (@Pontifex) December 12, 2012

Already, the social media strategists at the Vatican are thinking about how best to engage the pope's Twitter followers, asking questions about Catholicism as a prompt for engagement.

How can we celebrate the Year of Faith better in our daily lives?— Benedict XVI (@Pontifex) December 12, 2012

By speaking with Jesus in pr…
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