Even Vatican turns to Hi-Tech
Apr 02, 2005 10:15 PM
by MKR
Modern technology is forcing age-old organizations move with times. It is
good to see the following write-up.
mkr
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Traditional Vatican turns to e-mail to announce pope's death
Saturday, April 2, 2005 Posted: 6:27 PM EST (2327 GMT)
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican, steeped in centuries-old rituals and
arcane traditions, turned to a distinctly modern tool to announce that Pope
John Paul II had died: It sent an e-mail.
"The Holy Father, John Paul II, died at 9:37 p.m. (1937GMT) in his private
apartment," the message read. "All procedures foreseen in the Apostolic
Constitution `Universi Dominici Gregis' (`Of the Lord's Whole Flock'),
promulgated by John Paul II on February 22, 1996, have been activated."
The use of such technology for such a historic announcement was unusual for
an institution that still follows customs rooted in past centuries.
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