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Pope blesses his Internet followers in first tweet

Pope Benedict XVI tweets

Pope Benedict XVI tweets 

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Thank you for your generous response

Pope Benedict XVI sent his first Twitter message from a digital tablet on Wednesday using the handle @pontifex, blessing his hundreds of thousands of new Internet followers.

"Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response. I bless all of you from my heart," he wrote.

 

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