Vatican discloses Pope's Twitter handle @pontifex

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Vatican discloses Pope's Twitter handle @pontifex

The secret's out. Pope Benedict's new handle on Twitter will be @pontifex, beating out other contenders that had been considered to showcase the thoughts of one of the world's most visible leaders.
   
Benedict already has 1.2 billion "followers" in the standard sense of the word but next week he will have another type when he enters what for any 85-year old is the brave new world of Twitter.
   
The Vatican said on Monday that the pope will start tweeting on December 12.
   
"The handle is a good one. It means 'pope' and it also means 'bridge builder'," said Greg Burke, senior media advisor to the Vatican.
   
Among the other handles that Vatican officials had reportedly considered was @BenedictusPPXVI, but they opted for  something that was linked to the office of the papacy.


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