excerpt from BBC article (url posted below):
Pope to launch Vatican on YouTube
"The Pope is said to be fond of new technologies. Pope Benedict XVI is set to have his own dedicated channel on the popular video sharing website, YouTube.
Video and audio footage of his speeches as well as news of the Holy See will be posted on the site, the Vatican says.
Although the Vatican has its own website, the YouTube venture represents its biggest reach into cyberspace, says the BBC's Duncan Kennedy, in Rome.
Officials at the Vatican say it is aimed at everyone from devout Catholics to the casual web browser.
But there is a debate within the Catholic Church about the value of the internet as a missionary tool, our correspondent says...."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7846446.stm
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