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TallyMan
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17 Jul 2013, 1:23 pm

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Vatican offers 'time off purgatory' to followers of Pope Francis tweets.

In its latest attempt to keep up with the times the Vatican has married one of its oldest traditions to the world of social media by offering "indulgences" to followers of Pope Francis' tweets.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/16/vatican-indulgences-pope-francis-tweets

I'll tweet that for a dollar. :)


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17 Jul 2013, 2:28 pm

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17 Jul 2013, 2:38 pm

TallyMan wrote:
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Vatican offers 'time off purgatory' to followers of Pope Francis tweets.

In its latest attempt to keep up with the times the Vatican has married one of its oldest traditions to the world of social media by offering "indulgences" to followers of Pope Francis' tweets.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/16/vatican-indulgences-pope-francis-tweets

I'll tweet that for a dollar. :)


What's next? Retweet the pope and get a "get out of purgatory" free card? Yeesh....



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17 Jul 2013, 6:38 pm

What if you 'friend' the Pope on Facebook?

I would think that would get you even more hours off of Purgatory.



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17 Jul 2013, 7:04 pm

^That would be cheaper than buying a pardon :lol:


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17 Jul 2013, 7:32 pm

Meanwhile in Saturn, the Cosmic Holy Mother prays for you blasphemers.

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17 Jul 2013, 7:38 pm

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17 Jul 2013, 8:37 pm

Not out of character in the least.



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17 Jul 2013, 9:43 pm

So, I guess this really isn't that far down the road then...

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17 Jul 2013, 9:47 pm

Silly me, and I thought they were done with indulgences after all the stink Luther raised over them! :lol:

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