Cardinals Won’t Be Allowed To Use Twitter When Electing New Pope

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When the Catholic Church’s cardinals gather to elect a new Pope, the members active on Twitter will not be allowed to access their social media accounts after voting, the Catholic News Service reported last week:

For most of the 117 red-vested princes of the church who are eligible to vote for a new pope, Twitter isn’t an issue at all. But the College of Cardinals does include at least nine active tweeters. From the moment they enter the Sistine Chapel to cast their ballots, they will be forbidden access to their accounts along with all other forms of communication with the outside world.

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