POPE Benedict XVI has launched his own dedicated channel on the popular video sharing website, YouTube.
His videos, audio footage and news concerning the Holy See will be posted onto YouTube.
It aims to get the messages of Catholicism across the world, with the Catholic Church being in full control of the content.
Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, head of the Vatican's communications department, told the newspaper the Pope hoped to reach out to "the digital generation".
Father Jude McHugo, from the Catholic church Christ the King in Bournemouth, believes that the launching of the Vatican YouTube channel is a good thing.
“Any publicity for any good cause is a great idea, so long as it is in the right hands. I’m happy to hear that the Catholic Church will be in full control of what gets put up.
“Many more people will be able to hear the message of Catholicism through such a popular website, which is a great thing.
“The internet is a very useful tool, without it we wouldn’t have been able to advertise on our website for South Americans to come and visit and help with the running of the Church.”
Father Denis Blackledge from Corpus Christi Church in Bournemouth said:
“I think its great that the Vatican are going to be using something like that is launching the site because they said that they would use all ways of communication to get the message across.
It’s a great thing as they will spread the good news of Jesus Christ and his Kingdom around the world.”
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