Pope Francis has warned Catholics and priests who engage in this bad behaviour to desist from it.
When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)
Pope Francis
Pope Francis took snap-happy bishops, priests and pilgrims to task
on Wednesday, telling them mass was a time for prayer, not an
opportunity to whip out smartphones.
“At a certain point the priest leading the ceremony says ‘lift
up our hearts’. He doesn’t say ‘lift up our mobile phones to take
photographs’,” he chastised those gathered in Saint Peter’s square for his weekly audience.
“It’s so sad when I’m celebrating mass here or inside the
basilica and I see lots of phones held up — not just by the faithful,
but also by priests and bishops! Please!”
The 80-year old Argentine pontiff is no stranger to the world of
social media, boasting over 14 million followers on his English-language
Twitter account alone, and often posing for selfies with enthusiastic
young pilgrims.
But he has a conflicted relationship with mobiles.
In February he told youngsters to get off their cell phones during
family meals, warning that the death of face-to-face conversations can
have dire consequences for society, even resulting in wars.
He has called the internet, social media and text messages “a gift of God” if used wisely, but has also tried to persuade today’s youth to swap their smartphones for pocket-sized bibles.
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When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)
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