Polish bishops regulate social media use by clerics

With Vatican approval, Poland's bishops have said clerics cannot use social media for activities against God, the Gospel, the unity of the Church.

Poland’s clergy face new rules on social media use after the Vatican approved a decree drafted by the country’s bishops.

A priest takes a photograph in Gniezno, Poland, on Jan. 1, 2012. © Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk

The wide-ranging decree, promulgated March 30, says that priests’ social media accounts should clearly identify them as clerics through their p…