Pope Francis , the Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 2013, makes international headlines almost every week.
Just a few months ago, the 85-year-old praised abstinence from sex before marriage as a sign of ‘true love’.
This week, he has graced viral headlines after admitting that priests and nuns watch internet porn.
While speaking with seminarians in Rome on Monday, Pope Francis cautioned priests and nuns about the dangers of watching pornography online, saying it “weakens the priestly heart”.
According to a BBC report, the pope issued the warning while responding to a question about how digital and social media should be.
“It is a vice that many people have, many laymen, many laywomen, and also priests and nuns,” said the 85-year-old Pope.
“The Devil gets in that way. And I’m not just talking about criminal pornography like that involving the abuse of children, that is already degeneration. But pornography that is a little “normal”,” he added.
As for the question of how we should navigate social media and the digital world, Pope Francis said that digital tools should be used when required and one should not spend too much time on them.
“Delete this from your phone, so you will not have temptation in hand,” he advised.
It is important to know that Catholic priests and nuns are forbidden from watching pornography,
“The pure heart, the one that Jesus receives every day, cannot receive this pornographic information,” he said.
