Catholic Facebook Launched
CATHOLIC church leader Cardinal George Pell is looking for new friends. The Sydney archbishop today launched a global Catholic social networking website based on the models of MySpace and Facebook. Xt3.com - representing "Christ in the third millennium" - aims to connect young Catholics before, during and after next month's World Youth Day (WYD) in Sydney. Cardinal Pell showed off his personal Xt3.com page to WYD participants and media. He admitted to being a latecomer to the internet but said there was a need for the church to have a serious web presence. "Whatever about my ignorance on this area (the internet), it's more than balanced by my recognition of its importance, and my determination that representatives of the church be actively presented in this area," Cardinal Pell said. He said the site had given him a fresh perspective on the internet. One of the site's founders, Robert Toone, said Xt3.com could also provide a useful tool for dialogue betw...