Holy Roman Firewall

The pope has an email address. This isn't a joke. (Thanks, Wes.)

How long will it be before somebody invites him on Friendster?

I wonder if the Vatican is like other workplaces. I wonder if the staff begins to email each other on Friday afternoons, asking if there's going to be a happy hour, where they should go, and debating the pros and cons of inviting the big guy.

I do know there's a missed marketing opportunity for the Catholic church. St. Isidore, the patron Saint of the Internet would be the perfect icon (literally) for a Vatican-sponsored brand of SPAM and Adware protection software for the high-tech faithful. Imagine a little halo at the bottom of your screen that glows and emits a heavenly chorus sound each time a harmful message is blocked.