NEW : Pope Benedict 's first tweet prompts a range of reactions in the Twitterverse . NEW : `` Coolest Pope in history ! '' tweets one excited follower . The pontiff had around 700,000 followers on his English account within an hour of his first tweet . Comment:
NEW : Pope Benedict 's first tweet prompts a range of reactions in the Twitterverse . NEW : `` Coolest Pope in history ! '' tweets one excited follower . The pontiff had around 700,000 followers on his English account within an hour of his first tweet . `` I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter , '' Pope Benedict says .