Mixing ‘Modernity with Antiquity’: Pope Francis Gains Over 210,000 Twitter Followers in Latin

As Twitter is in the process of testing out a major redesign, that is "very reminiscent "of Facebook and Google +, there are some Twitter users that are embracing an older approach to the popular social media that has nothing to do with a redesign or a re-launch, but a linguistic approach. Pope Francis' is proving that you can embrace technology and at the same time revisit and celebrate the past. After two years, the launch of @Pontifex_ln, the Pope's tweets in Latin are becoming increasingly popular with over 210,000 followers, proving that modern-day people also love to embrace antiquity.
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