(ANSA) - Vatican City, January 24 - Pope Benedict XVI marked
World Communications Day Thursday by reflecting on social media,
calling on Facebook and Twitter users to aspire to the most
"noble aspirations" in their posts.
In a statement, the pontiff urged social media users to be
aware of the value "of dialogue, reasoned debate, and logical
argument," and challenged people not to overlook "the discreet
voice of reason, which can be dominated by the noise of too much
information".
Benedict, who since joining Twitter in December under the
handle @Pontifex has logged nearly 1.5 million followers on his
English feed alone, told the faithful to resist the pursuit of
"popularity" online.
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