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\"\"<\/a>Unless you\u2019ve been living under a rock this week (the same one my non-tweeting husband lives under), you\u2019ve heard the exciting news that Pope Benedict XVI has officially launched his Twitter presence<\/a> and that he will begin tweeting next week on December 12, the feast\u00a0of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas and of the unborn. As I write this, his Twitter profile at @Pontifex<\/a> has already garnered over half a million followers even before having tweeted. He is currently following the seven other alternative language profiles<\/a> created to address us in a variety of languages.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been announced that the Holy Father will occasionally respond to inquiries from the faithful and others who have questions of faith by using the hashtag #AskPontifex<\/a>. For the\u00a0uninitiated\u00a0or non-geeks among us, a hashtag is defined as \u201cA tag embedded in a message posted on the Twitter microblogging service, consisting of a word within the message prefixed with a hash sign.\u201d Using the search feature on Twitter, it\u2019s possible and actually highly engaging to follow various hashtags being discussed on the social media. Many of us involved in the New Evangelization are actively employing hashtags in our work. When major news hits, I honestly frequently check Twitter hashtags along with consulting trusted media sources. It\u2019s often possible to get a terrific eyewitness perspective this way.<\/p>\n

So #askpontifex opens up a beautiful\u00a0potential\u00a0for dialogue. Yes, our Holy Father will likely respond on occasion to queries. But the truth is you and I can do so as well \u2014 by frequently checking the hashtag and engaging with folks there, we have the opportunity to be on the front lines of the New Evangelization and to engage even doubters and idiots with love and respect \u2014 but especially with the truth. Here are a few recent examples of questions asked today:<\/p>\n

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Recent questions asked at #askpontifex at Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My fellow Patheos Catholic Channel bloggers have been engaging in a dialogue about #askpontifex and thought it would be interesting for many of us to share what we would ask the Holy Father using this hashtag. Our own Elizabeth Scalia<\/a>\u00a0 addressed this topic\u00a0yesterday\u00a0and you\u2019ll see many of our Channel\u2019s bloggers taking it up in the days ahead.\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019ve pondered too many of the questions I might ask him in my own simple way. They include his recommendations for sharing the faith with my young adult sons, his words on his favorite saints, and the obvious, \u201cwill you come to my house for dinner?\u201d But I think if given one shot, my question would have to be:<\/p>\n

Dear @Pontifex in what ways did your mother pass the faith along to you & what advice do you have for Catholic Moms today? #askpontifex<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The Church and New Media \u2013 comment and win!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And now it\u2019s your turn. I\u2019d like to know what you would ask @Pontifex in 140 characters or less.<\/strong> Please leave your comments here on the blog, but feel free to tweet them too using #askpontifex!<\/p>\n

To entice you to comment, I am going to draw one random question from our commenters here to win a copy of the fantastic book The Church and New Media by Brandon Vogt<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Leave your comment by midnight pacific on Friday, December 7, 2012<\/strong> to be eligible for this drawing.<\/p>\n

Update: Congratulations to Natalie, our winner. Thanks to all who shared their thoughts and comments!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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