Inside The Game: Canucks play host to Wild

Pope Benedict XVI pushes a button on a tablet at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI hit the 1 million Twitter follower mark on Wednesday as he sent his first tweet from his new account, blessing his online fans and urging them to listen to Christ. In perhaps the most drawn out Twitter launch ever, the 85-year-old Benedict pushed the button on a tablet brought to him at the end of his general audience after the equivalent of a papal drum roll by an announcer who intoned: An

Tweets from Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI announced February 11, 2013 that he would resign on February 28 because he is simply too old to carry on. In an attempt to appear more in touch with Roman Catholics, the Vatican established Twitter accounts for the pope December 12, 2012. His main English account, @Pontifex, has over 1.5 million followers. Take a look at some of his tweets so far.

 

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