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Pope Francis Asks Followers To Give Up Trolling For Lent by wwwihy: 4:09am On Feb 27, 2020 |
During Lent, Catholics are called on to give up something, like sweets. On Wednesday, Pope Francis added a modern twist to the list of things to quit during the season and beyond: insulting people on social media. The pope made his appeal to tone things down while speaking to tens of thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square for his general audience on Ash Wednesday, the start of the 40-day season that leads up to Easter. Lent, he said in partially improvised remarks, “is a time to give up useless words, gossip, rumors, tittle-tattle and speak to God on a first name basis,” he said. “We live in an atmosphere polluted by too much verbal violence, too many offensive and harmful words, which are amplified by the internet,” he said. “Today, people insult each other as if they were saying ‘Good Day.’” In recent years, Francis himself has been the butt of insults from ultra-conservative Catholic websites and mostly anonymous anti-pope Twitter feeds. Twitter has also become a platform for sometimes pitched verbal battles between his supporters and detractors. Later on Wednesday, Francis was due to have ashes rubbed on his forehead at a traditional Ash Wednesday service that reminds Christians of mortality and that everyone will someday become dust. During Lent, which is marked by repentance, fasting and reflection, the faithful are also called on to practice more good deeds, such as alms giving, and to be particularly closer to the needy. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-generalaudience-lent-insults/pope-to-catholics-for-lent-give-up-trolling-idUSKCN20K1O7 |
Re: Pope Francis Asks Followers To Give Up Trolling For Lent by ursullalinda(f): 4:58am On Feb 27, 2020 |
Nice one from the Pope......even on faceless forums like NL......some people will so insult you and make you ponder about their upbringing......some can't even make a statement without insult......May God help us all through this lent. 1 Like |
Re: Pope Francis Asks Followers To Give Up Trolling For Lent by helinues: 5:05am On Feb 27, 2020 |
This message is meant for some NL's who spend all their days trolling innocent people online. Lzaa immohtep GMbuharii Come and read this and stop trolling people online 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Pope Francis Asks Followers To Give Up Trolling For Lent by vibre: 5:09am On Feb 27, 2020 |
Why is this Pope Francis always talking nonsense? |
Re: Pope Francis Asks Followers To Give Up Trolling For Lent by helinues: 5:12am On Feb 27, 2020 |
vibre: Are you a troller? Or how is this message nonsense? 1 Like |
Re: Pope Francis Asks Followers To Give Up Trolling For Lent by cRobo: 5:58am On Feb 27, 2020 |
okay Father 1 Like |
Re: Pope Francis Asks Followers To Give Up Trolling For Lent by Young03(m): 6:18am On Feb 27, 2020 |
After lent, they should continue abi Make the pope rest abegi 1 Like |
Re: Pope Francis Asks Followers To Give Up Trolling For Lent by SpecialAdviser(m): 6:20am On Feb 27, 2020 |
vibre: May God forgive you for talking to the holy father like that. You have got the message. Quit online insults. God bless you. |
Re: Pope Francis Asks Followers To Give Up Trolling For Lent by orisa37: 7:18am On Feb 27, 2020 |
Our Most Worshipped Pope should not be paranoid. His Wisdom should be above board. |
Re: Pope Francis Asks Followers To Give Up Trolling For Lent by BlackfireX: 8:15am On Feb 27, 2020 |
Walahi pope Francis is a member of Nairaland. *searching for his moniker* 1 Like |
Re: Pope Francis Asks Followers To Give Up Trolling For Lent by LZAA: 8:43am On Feb 27, 2020 |
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Re: Pope Francis Asks Followers To Give Up Trolling For Lent by helinues: 9:43am On Feb 27, 2020 |
[quote author=LZAA post=86993260][/quote] Mods are reasoning your matter.. Mentioning someone on average of 50 times weekly.. We shall see 1 Like |
Re: Pope Francis Asks Followers To Give Up Trolling For Lent by DabuIIIT: 1:37pm On Feb 27, 2020 |
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