NEW : Pope Benedict 's first announcement triggered a range of reactions in the world . NEW : ` ` Coolest Pope in Europe ! '' tweets one excited follower . Pontifex has God on his side , '' remarked @ BizPaul . The pontiff had around 700,000 followers on his English page within an hour of his first tweet . ` ` I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter , '' Pope Benedict says .
NEW : Pope Benedict 's first announcement triggered a range of reactions in the world . NEW : ` ` Coolest Pope in Europe ! '' tweets one excited follower . The pontiff had around 700,000 followers on his English page within an hour of his first tweet . ` ` I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter , '' Pope Benedict says .