Comments on: Go Forth and Blog, Benedict XVI told his Priests

By: Luke

Luke — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:16:42 +0000

This is a very interesting development and I have a feeling that it could work. Ancient religion meets new technology much like in Star Wars where the Jedi and the Sith (ancient religions) use holocrons and lightsabers (new technology).

But it won’t be a smooth ride. These new bloggers need to learn about how the blogosphere works, as you said, so that they can make it work for them instead of against them. I guess there’d be a bit of paradigm shift required for things to work out well. But in sum, this is a very commendable step.

By: Haruki

Haruki — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:41:03 +0000

This is one way of making themselves accessible to the public so that their constituents can post their comments, suggestions and grievances. More than that, it gives the public the chance to ask parish priests questions of faith and their answers will be publicly referenced.

By: elmot

elmot — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:49:23 +0000

That is one of the issue that I am really very concerned about. Before priests engage themselves into blogging, they should also very understand who the blogosphere works…tolerance is the key here.

If they will be close-minded and not widen their perspective on things, instead maybe of gaining more believers, they may lose more.

By: Gem

Gem — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:24:58 +0000

I saw a blog from a Catholic priest even before this announcement. A blogger (and real life) friend of mine who stopped being a Catholic left a comment on this priest’s blog – the comment left was not offending, but it invited discussion. However, the priest decided to remove his comment after visiting and reading his blog (where some of his posts are anti-Catholic).

By: elmot

elmot — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:31:30 +0000

And the Church can use the present technology to help people understand and know also of the dangers that technology can give to people.

By: ever

ever — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:30:38 +0000

for now, this also became a source of communication. thanks to the net…but be aware coz there a lot of things inside of this cube.

By: elmot

elmot — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:27:46 +0000

Can we call it the “conversation of Benedict on his way to St. Peter’s altar”?

Somehow similar to the conversion of St. Paul? I really don’t know, but even before this declaration, he is already quite present in the web with the use of YouTube and Facebook.

By: pgb moderator

pgb moderator — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:28:05 +0000

What happened to the supposed-to-be ultra conservative pope? Something might have happened after he was tackled.

By: elmot

elmot — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:22:12 +0000

And it is actually very unlikely for a very conservative (even thought to be more conservative than Pope John Paul II) pope in Ratzinger to be very open to technology and the new media.

That priest maybe is now happy in God’s wings

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:43:39 +0000

Not a bad idea and it shows the Vatican is finally coming up to speed with the current century.

When I was 11, 12, 13 [can't remember exactly] my favorite priest gave me [and a few other of his kids] a coin blessed by Pope John Paul II. I still have it. I often wonder what happened him [my priest, not the Pope]. =)
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