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Pope Francis Urges Young People to Not Waste Time Online

posted by n1 on Monday August 11 2014, @05:25AM   Printer-friendly
from the back-to-wasting-time-on-futile-things-in-meatspace dept.

AlHunt writes:

Pope Francis thinks you are spending too much time chatting online, using your smartphone and watching TV, among other things. He did not Tweet the message, but rather delivered it in person to 50,000 German Altar Servers who dropped by for a visit.

Earlier this year, the pope said the internet was a "Gift From God", while warning against isolation caused by too little face time with real people.

Meanwhile, the British government is warning that too much time online is causing mental illness in children "Loneliness, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem and heightened aggression are some of the possible issues faced by children who may overuse the Internet."

 
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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Lazarus on Monday August 11 2014, @02:33PM

    by Lazarus (2769) on Monday August 11 2014, @02:33PM (#80060)

    While this pope is better than most popes, he's still a peddler of superstition. It's time we grew out of all religious nonsense.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 11 2014, @03:54PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 11 2014, @03:54PM (#80102)

    Imagine what the labour market would look like if all those priests would also be looking for a job ...