'Jesus would be on Facebook': Bishop

Jesus would be your Facebook friend if he lived today, according to German Archbishop Robert Zollitsch. "He was always looking for people, and took unusual routes to do this," he says. Source: Supplied

THE head of Germany's Catholic Church believes Jesus would be a keen user of social media, were he alive today.

In an interview with the Ruhr Nachrichten newspaper, he asserted his theory that Jesus would certainly these days be on Facebook and Twitter.

"He was always looking for people, and took unusual routes to do this," said Freiburg Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, who is chairman of the German Bishops' Conference.

"Fundamentally all media are suited to bring the word of God to the people," he said, adding that social media represented a new way for the Church to reach people.

Meanwhile Steve Jenkins, a spokesman for the Church of England, urged people to enjoy themselves on Christmas Day, including indulging in online shopping.

"Everybody has spare time on Christmas Day," the London Daily Telegraph quotes him as saying. "In the old days they would sit around the radio, today they've sitting around the tablet, smartphone and computer … It doesn't detract hugely from the day."

The statement was at odds with concerns voiced by Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, who worries that Christmas Day is "in danger" of being taken over by gadgets.

The Right Reverend Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford, advises acting in moderation. "Shopping online on Christmas Day can be a bit like eating too much Christmas pudding," he said. "You will enjoy it for a while. But when you get on the scales in the New Year you may regret what you did."

Amazon.co.uk told the Telegraph its Christmas Day sales from its website have more than doubled over the last five years. "Our biggest day of the year for MP3 and Kindle Book downloads as many people are buying content for their new devices that they have just received," a spokesperson said.

Although forgiving of people spending a little time online in a largely quiet day, Mr Jenkins concluded it was important "that people remember what Christmas is about.

"It's about marking that by going to church, it's also about spending time with your family. It is important to be with your family, [to] enjoy a Christmas meal."
 

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