Pope Francis urges young not to waste time on Internet and smartphones
Pope Francis tells young people 'chatting on the Internet or with smartphones (and) watching TV soap operas' are futile and a waste of time
The 77-year-old Pope has Twitter accounts in several languages Photo: GETTY IMAGES
Pope Francis has urged 50,000 German altar servers not to waste time on the Internet, smartphones and television, but to spend their time on more productive activities.
"Maybe many young people waste too many hours on futile things," the Pope said in a short speech to the altar servers – young people who help the priest during religious services – who had come to Rome on a pilgrimage.
"Our life is made up of time, and time is a gift from God, so it is important that it be used in good and fruitful actions."
Activities cited by the Pope as futile were: "chatting on the Internet or with smartphones, watching TV soap operas, and (using) the products of technological progress, which should simplify and improve the quality of life, but distract attention away from what is really important."
The 77-year-old Pope has Twitter accounts in several languages. They were first used by his predecessor Pope Benedict in 2011, and his English language account has 4.3 million followers.
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