The Pope began this trend of meeting with tech innovators last week when he sat down with Alphabet CEO Eric Schmidt, according to a report from The Guardian. Pope Francis was the first pope to use an iPad, posts on Twitter and has hosted Google+ Hangouts. While the purpose of the meetings with Mr. Cook and Mr. Schmidt are unclear, the Pope has been a vocal supporter of the Internet, calling the digital world an environment rich with humanity in a 2014 speech.
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