Pope Will Answer Tweets From Hijacked #AskPontifex Hashtag

Pope Benedict is officially on Twitter providing a ne way for him to interact with followers. On Wednesday, December 12, the Pope will kick off his account by answering select questions from Twitter users.

The Vatican wants people to send in their questions for the event using the hashtag #AskPontifex.

You can send a question to @pontifex using #askpontifex about FaithSome questions will be answered by Pope #BXVI

— VaticanCommunication (@PCCS_VA) December 3, 2012

However, they may have sent out a tweet too early. Tweets have been flooding in under the hashtag with most of them not taking things too seriously.

#askpontifex Who would win in a fight between Jesus Christ and Wolverine?

— Seb Patrick (@sebpatrick) December 3, 2012

#askpontifex how many starving children do you think you could feed by stripping and auctioning the Vatican?

— kale langley (@Kal_El___) December 3, 2012

#askpontifex as a celibate male who wears a dress, have you noticed any irony when you speak against #equalmarriage? @pontifex

— cartogeek (@cartogeek) December 4, 2012

How hard is it to talk about charity and giving *literally* from a Golden Throne? #askpontifex

— Stewart Curry (@irishstu) December 4, 2012

If bread is the body of Christ and wine is the blood, what are the bones?Almond bark pretzels? #askpontifex

— Tom Compton (@drivewaydranker) December 4, 2012

#askpontifex WHATS YOU’R RINGTONE ?

— catalina mayorga (@mayocata) December 4, 2012

#askpontifex What are your thoughts on the aesthetic comparison of yourself and the Star Wars character, Emperor Palpatine?

— Brian Botti (@SomeBotti) December 3, 2012