Blessed are the smartphones, says French priest

October 01 2013 13:39:14

Blessed are the smartphones, says French priest

France 24

France 24 Photo, Gil Florini

A French priest in Nice, south-eastern France, this weekend blessed his flock’s smartphones and tablet computers in a service that he stated “embraced the realities of modern life”.

Rather than complain about the occasional 21st century interruption of a bleeping mobile disturbing his congregation’s Christian meditation, Father Gil Florini told FRANCE 24 the devices “should be recognised as a powerful source of potential good”.

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