Editing Pope Benedict XVI (section)

=== Social network use ===
In December 2012, the Vatican announced that Benedict{{nbsp}}XVI had joined social networking website Twitter, under the handle @Pontifex.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.3news.co.nz/Pope-Benedict-XVI-joins-Twitter/tabid/412/articleID/279065/Default.aspx| work= 3 News NZ| title= Pope Benedict XVI joins Twitter| date= 4 December 2012| access-date= 3 December 2012| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130405130803/http://www.3news.co.nz/Pope-Benedict-XVI-joins-Twitter/tabid/412/articleID/279065/Default.aspx| archive-date= 5 April 2013| df= dmy-all}}</ref> His first tweet was made on 12 December and was "Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response. I bless all of you from my heart."<ref>{{cite news |title=Pope tweets a blessing from his new personal account|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2012/12/12/pope-tweets-benedict-twitter/1762819/?csp=breakingnews|work=USA Today|access-date=12 December 2012|date=12 December 2012}}</ref> On 28 February 2013, the day he retired, the tweets were archived, and @Pontifex read "[[Sede Vacante]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Pope Benedict XVI's final day: Live Report |url=http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/afp/pope-benedict-xvis-final-day-live-report/574646 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411224348/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/afp/pope-benedict-xvis-final-day-live-report/574646 |archive-date=11 April 2013 |work=Jakarta Globe |access-date=28 February 2013 }}</ref> Pope Francis took control of the @Pontifex account upon his election.<ref>Ngak, Chenda. [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/vatican-sends-first-tweet-under-pope-francis/ Vatican sends first tweet under Pope Francis] CBS News. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2016.</ref>