Pope to Priests: Go Forth and Blog!

In a recent article by Ariel David of the Associated Press, Pope Benedict XVI urged priests to use every means available to spread the Gospel message - including the blog.

According to the article: "Pope Benedict XVI has a new commandment for priests struggling to get their message across: Go forth and blog.The pope, whose own presence on the Web has heavily grown in recent years, urged priests on Saturday to use all multimedia tools at their disposal to preach the Gospel and engage in dialogue with people of other religions and cultures.And just using e-mail or surfing the Web is often not enough: Priests should use cutting-edge technologies to express themselves and lead their communities, Benedict said in a message released by the Vatican."

"The spread of multimedia communications and its rich 'menu of options' might make us think it sufficient simply to be present on the Web," but priests are "challenged to proclaim the Gospel by employing the latest generation of audiovisual resources" - Pope Benedict XVI

 The message, prepared for the World Day of Communications, suggests such possibilities as images, videos, animated features, blogs, and Web sites Benedict said young priests should become familiar with new media while still in seminary, though he stressed that the use of new technologies must reflect theological and spiritual principles.

Read the full article here.