Priests should get online if they want to connect with people who may no longer attend church but can still be reached via social media, the Vatican’s digital expert has said. Monsignor Paul Tighe, who helped develop Pope Francis’ online presence, urged Catholic clergy across the world to embrace social media to reach believers and non-believers.
As reported by NDTV, Tighe, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture, told Reuters on November 6 at a technology conference in Lisbon, said that “Young people are, unfortunately, less present in our churches. Social media is a mechanism that allows us to engage in conversations, to engage with people who otherwise would never come across us and who we are.” Further, he added, “We had to learn to listen to younger people who live in that digital environment and to understand from them what they find helpful and supportive.”
It was the Irish bishop’s second year at the annual Web Summit – Europe’s biggest technology conference, which this year brought together 70,000 entrepreneurs and guests including UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Source: NDTV
