The Pope asked priests to use the World Wide Web as a new means and space for evangelization comparing it with the Atrium of the Gentiles in the old Temple of Jerusalem.
Pope Benedict made this appeal in the message he wrote to mark World Day of Communications celebrated yesterday.The Pope wrote in his message titled “The Priest and Pastoral Ministry in a Digital World: New Media at the Service of the Word” that using new communication technologies, priests can introduce people to the life of the Church and help them to discover the face of Christ.
He asked seminarians and priests to learn how to use these technologies in a competent and appropriate way.
Pope Benedict concludes his message inviting priests to make astute use of the unique possibilities offered by modern communications to announce the Gospel and to reach out for people who do not know Jesus.