Twitter for Catholics

It’s definitely a sign of modern times when you can follow the Catholic Church on Twitter.

The newly appointed archbishop of Quebec City and top Catholic official in Canada now tweets on the microblogging website.  53-year-old Bishop Gerald Cyprien Lacroix, pictured here, was formally promoted to archbishop by the Vatican earlier this week.

A spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Quebec says that Lacroix isn’t new to social networking.The archbishop’s Facebook account was recently deactivated after it was hacked into.

The Twitter account will be mostly managed by staff, but Lacroix promises to check in often.