Pope Benedict XVI has said Priests should embrace Social Media including Blogging and Facebook as a way to get the Gospel out to more people.

{jb_quote} Priests are thus challenged to proclaim the Gospel by employing the latest generation of audiovisual resources (images, videos, animated features, blogs, websites) which, alongside traditional means, can open up broad new vistas for dialogue, evangelization and catechesis.{/jb_quote}

The is fantastic news for Social Media and the web in general, the more people we have putting their faith (no matter it's base) in Social Media the better for the human race as a whole.

The question is Will other faiths now follow the Pontiffs lead? and note Social Media as a way forward for faith across the world to sort out differences and share the things that matter celebration of what ever faith you hold true and the right of everyone to live a happy life free for malice and abuse.

Welcome to The Social Decade where sharing our lives is the most powerful faith of all.