The three popes and the necessity of means of social communicaton in the Church

Abstract

The use of modern communicaton media positvely affects the worldwide presence of the Catholic Church, and the Church itself has no hesitaton in using them. Mass media must serve the people and cultures. They must open the dialogue among the world, human civilizaton, and social progress. They must be a benefit for the church community and for new evangelizaton. The number of Pope Francis' followers on Twiter steadily grows; there are more than 40 million of them already. The former Pope Benedict XVI already created the Twiter account at the end of 2012. Social media offer the Church a great opportunity for spreading the Gospel and Doctrine.