The Vatican's press office director and Pope spokesperson Father Federico Lombardi, has claimed that mobile phones and the internet contribute to the spiritual death of a person, as they make it difficult to "protect silence and to nourish the interior dimension of life".

The priest said that "today this is a very grave threat, and it is the most irreparable misfortune," ignoring their use for business and educational purposes.

Father Lombardi provided his views during the Pro Orantibus Day in the weekly Vatican TV programme, Octavia Dies.

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[via Cellular-News]