Pope Benedict XVI soon will get his own Twitter account, according to Vatican sources. His handle will be @PopeBenedict, but followers shouldn’t expect weighty theological discussions via Twitter. Because the pope doesn’t own a computer, it’s likely @PopeBenedict will be largely missives written by others and signed off by the pontiff. (Time)

Paul Asay has covered religion for The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Beliefnet.com and The (Colorado Springs) Gazette. He writes about culture for Plugged In and wrote the Batman book God on the Streets of Gotham (Tyndale). He lives in Colorado Springs with wife, Wendy, and two children. Follow him on Twitter.