Pope Francis: Give up social media trash talk for Lent

Published February 26, 2020 4:05pm ET



Pope Francis told a general audience in Vatican City to give up “insults” on social media for Lent.

“We live in an atmosphere polluted by too much verbal violence, too many offensive and harmful words, which are amplified by the internet,” Francis said Wednesday, according to Reuters. “Today, people insult each other as if they were saying, ‘Good day.'”

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