St. Paul was example among early Church communicators
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Send to friendThe idea of social networking is an age-old tradition that dates back to the early days of Christianity.
In fact, St. Paul was one of the first to spread the Gospel message through his numerous epistles.
“Paul would have been all over the Internet,” said Sebastian Mahfood of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary.
Pope Benedict XVI has dedicated the Year of St. Paul, which runs through June, to mark the approximate 2,000th anniversary of the saint’s birth.
Many of St. Paul’s letters were written to early Christian communities after he had visited them, which Mahfood said isn’t all that dissimilar from modern means of communicating with others online.
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