announcement was made. An introductory message on the account is
quoted thus:
"Welcome to the official Twitter page of His Holiness Pope Benedict
XVI. The Pope will be responding to languages such as Arabic, English,
French, German, Italian,
Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and other languages that Vatican confirms
could be added in future.
"The pope's presence on Twitter is a concrete expression of his
conviction that the Church must be present in the digital arena," the
Vatican said while speaking on the twitter
handle.
The statement further revealed that Pope Benedict wanted "to ensure
that the good news of Jesus Christ and the teaching of his Church is.
permeating the forum of exchange and dialogue that is being created by
social media."