The pope tweets for the last time

CNN/VATICAN CITY WEB READY: POPE SENDS FIRST TWEET 121212


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Newly elected Pope Benedict XVI (L) appears on the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica on April 19, 2005 in Vatican City.
Photographer: Giuseppe Cacace/Getty Images

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Posted: 02/28/2013

VATICAN - A final tweet from the first pope to have his own Twitter account, (at)Pontifex, sent shortly before his departure from the Vatican: "Thank you for your love and support.

May you always experience the joy that comes from putting Christ at the centre of your lives."

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