I read today that Pope Benedict has given his approval to social networking sites such and Facebook and MySpace describing them as “a gift”.
He commended the way that they bring people together and help form friendships. However he warned that they may isolate people from real and ordinary social interaction.

With over 16 million users in the UK and over 150 million active users worldwide, Mr Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook must be a very proud man. There are more than 35 translations available on the site with more than 60 in development – I wonder if they are developing one in Latin….?

In this digital age where we all communicate by texting, emailing, Facebook messaging etc etc and now with the Pope’s blessing, will we all end up being cyber space junkies and isolate ourselves from real social interaction?

Personally I don’t think so, the pub will always be calling me…..!

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