The word of god has been spread in many different ways over the years, now it could be coming to iTunes and an MP3 player near you. That is, if a think tank of bishops from the Vatican have their way.

The Vatican has always been at the forefront of technology when it comes to preaching the word of god, and even had one of the very first websites every built in the early nineties, but the think tank wants to step up the pace and make use of newer, more widespread technologies for preaching about god; namely users of MP3 players.

A statement from the Vatican’s think tank read:

The voice of the Divine Word must resonate over the radio, on Internet channels with virtual distribution (and by) CDs, DVDs and iPods, and on television and cinema screens.

The Vatican wants to act fast to address the decline of church going, particularly in the UK, and believes that by taking advantage of iPods and MP3 players they’ll be able to do just that.

You could soon be listening to the sermon on the mount, on the bus, with the use of your iPod.