Pope Francis made the remarks in response to a question about how the next generation of priests and seminarians should utilize digital means to communicate the Christian faith responsibly.
The Pope has stated that even priests and nuns succumb to temptation and view pornographic content online.
In response to a question at the Vatican, Francis stated: “It is a vice that affects so many individuals, including laypeople, laywomen, priests, and nuns. There is an entrance for the devil.”
He stated that he was referring to both “criminal pornography such as child abuse” and “regular pornography.”
The Pope urged aspiring priests to erase such sites from their mobile devices “so you won’t be tempted.”
Francis advised: “It is something that weakens the soul, I assure you. It erodes the spirit. From there, the devil comes and weakens the priestly heart.
In the year 2020, the Vatican experienced embarrassment when the Pope’s official Instagram account liked a revealing photo of Brazilian glamour girl Natalia Garibotto.
She claimed to have earned 600,000 followers as a result, prompting Vatican officials to investigate how it occurred.
In remarks published on the Vatican website on Monday, the Pope addressed the digital world in general.
Instead of being continually sidetracked by things such as news and music, he stated that individuals must “learn how to use it wisely.
Francis also stated that he was given a shoe-sized mobile phone upon becoming a bishop 30 years ago.
However, he claimed he only made one call, to his sister, before returning the phone.
