The Pope is offering time off in purgatory to people who follow him on Twitter.
Purgatory is the place where practising Roman Catholics believe they will go after death, as long as they are “in a state of grace” having confessed and been absolved of their sins.
The “indulgence” offer comes ahead of Pope Francis’ trip to Brazil next week.
It applies particularly to those Catholics who click on to his Twitter feed on Catholic World Youth Day, a week-long event that starts on July 22.
Indulgences are given against the time believers may spend in purgatory following their death – the more indulgences they are granted, the less time they get to spend in the “halfway” house between Earth and Heaven.
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