Whether it is for the sake of the message or avoiding embarrassment, most tweets are intentional acts.
There is considerable debate over whether Pope Francis is sincerely a populist pontiff. Francis has been tweeting daily @Pontifex, the papal account started in December 2012 by his predecessor, Benedict.
Assuming that tweeting is an intentional act, it is hard to misread Francis' intent in these tweets:
To live charitably means not looking out for our own interests, but carrying the burdens of the weakest and poorest among us. Nov. 25, 2013
If money and material things become the center of our lives, they seize us and make us slaves. Oct. 29, 2013
The "throw-away" culture produces many bitter fruits, from wasting food to isolating many elderly people. Oct. 25, 2013
Let us ask the Lord to give us the gentleness to look upon the poor with understanding and love, devoid of human calculation and fear. Sept. 24, 2013
True charity requires courage: let us overcome the fear of getting our hands dirty so as to help those in need. Sept. 21, 2013
There are many people in need in today's world. Am I self-absorbed in my own concerns or am I aware of those who need help? Sept. 17, 2013
The measure of the greatness of a society is found in the way it treats those most in need, those who have nothing apart from their poverty. July 25, 2013
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