Jesus Would Friend You on Facebook: Bishop

Mark Zuckerberg had a heck of an idea for missionary work, he thinks
By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 25, 2012 3:53 PM CST
Jesus Would Friend You on Facebook: Bishop
Jesus would probably have been all about Facebook, says a German bishop.   (Shutterstock)

Pope Benedict joining Twitter might seem quite modern of him, but Jesus Christ himself would have happily hopped on the social media bandwagon, says the head of Germany's Catholic Church, according to the Local. "He was always looking for people, and took unusual routes to do this," Archbishop Robert Zollitsch says. "Jesus would certainly today be on Facebook and Twitter. Fundamentally all media are suited to bring the word of God to the people." Zollitsch himself says he's looking to get on Twitter soon. (More Pontifex stories.)

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