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February 22, 2013 08:08 pm GMT

Popes Twitter Account to Shut Down When Benedict XVI Leaves Office


The papal Twitter account, @pontifex, will be shut down when Pope Benedict XVI leaves office, the CNN reports citing Vatican radio.

"It seems unimaginable that one could continue to use a communication tool so popular and powerful during the 'sede vacante' period," said Vatican Radio, without giving info on whether Benedict XVI's successor will use Twitter.

Pope Benedict has recently announced he will resign February 28, citing old age as the main reason. It's the first papal resignation in centuries; the last Pope to do so was Pope Gregory XII in 1415.

In some three months after he joined Twitter, Pope Benedict XVI amassed more than 1.5 million followers. The overall tweet count i…
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