Shameful: Pope Francis I sends first tweet as @Pontifex, attracts 'Kill yourself' death wishes and hate

Pope Francis tweeted his first tweet as @Pontifex after his first Angelus this morning.

Not exactly just another sunday angelus!! #welcomingF1 #Roma pic.twitter.com/YHSYw27tU8

— Kathryn Jean Lopez (@kathrynlopez) March 17, 2013

150,000 estimated in square for Angelus. Crowd very upbeat.

— Elizabeth Scalia (@TheAnchoress) March 17, 2013

PICTURES: 'Pray for me,' Pope Francis urges hundreds of thousands at first Angelus http://t.co/oi6PmP6vAk pic.twitter.com/gDX4j0Hu87

— The Straits Times (@STcom) March 17, 2013

St. Peter's square quite full for pope francis' first Sunday Angelus, on this rather cold afternoon. Packed!

— Elizabeth Scalia (@TheAnchoress) March 17, 2013

Pope Francis sends 1st tweet as @Pontifex: 'Dear friends, I thank you from my heart and I ask you to continue to pray for me. Pope Francis.'

— Breaking News (@BreakingNews) March 17, 2013

Pope Francis’ first tweet has over 13,000 retweets and counting.

https://twitter.com/tsitsicharb/status/313267404769742848

@Pontifex Our prayers are with you always. Thank you for your encouraging words and example Holy Father.

— Alex Buchanan (@fiddler43) March 17, 2013

https://twitter.com/hazelann24/status/313267324566261761

@Pontifex we will pray for you!

— Virginia (@virginiapty) March 17, 2013

Sadly, yet predictably, vicious hate started pouring in immediately. Ah, the “tolerance” on display, once again.

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@Pontifex Fuck off and die.

— Madison Grant. #WR (@HeteroWhiteMan) March 17, 2013

"@Pontifex: Dear friends, I thank you from my heart and I ask you to continue to pray for me. Pope Francis."Hahahahahhaha old cunt

— ChrisyGordon (@ChrisyGee54) March 17, 2013

@tanglefoot_tony Ha ha, no one fears death more than a religious cunt. @Pontifex

— Madison Grant. #WR (@HeteroWhiteMan) March 17, 2013

https://twitter.com/livingjoke/status/313256546199040001

@Pontifex fuck off

— Euan Whitfield (@Euan_Whitfield) March 17, 2013

@Pontifex I look forward to your speaking about female equality and addressing the abuse of children. Fuck. You. Big. Style.

— Violet Verbena (@violet_verbena) March 17, 2013

https://twitter.com/Kermit_leadfoot/status/313248617240604675

https://twitter.com/davis_boom/status/313254297573941248

https://twitter.com/stefanma1/status/313252223389949953

https://twitter.com/ItsYnallBitch/status/313248600207548416

https://twitter.com/Kermit_leadfoot/status/313249523558400000

https://twitter.com/tobeymonster/status/313247806632652800

Despicable.

Honest. Principled. Steadfast. Fearless. Humble. No wonder liberals fear and hate @Pontifex #PopeFrancis

— ??Old School?? (@marklindesr) March 15, 2013

Bingo. Of course, Pope Francis loves them and always will. They can’t understand that, what with being consumed by hate and all.

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