The Pope has rightly criticised priests, bishops and others who pull out their smart-phones for a quick picture during the service. The Pontiff told these people that they should instead be connecting to God.
Speaking to the crowd in St Peter's Square during his weekly audience last week, Pope Francis said,
''At a certain point the priest leading the ceremony says,
'Lift up your hearts,' he doesn't say,
'Lift up your mobile phones to take photographs.'
''It's so sad when I'm celebrating Mass here or inside the basilica and I see lots of phones held up - not just by the faithful, but also by priests and bishops. Please.''
The Pope regularly poses for selfies with young people at the Vatican. He has keenly taken to social media, amassing 14.7 million followers on his English Language Twitter account. He set up an Instagram account last year and has five million followers.
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