Technology cannot give man the powers of God: Pope

He told Palm Sunday crowd that man will pay the price for his pride if he believes technology can give him the powers of God.Tens of thousands of people waved palm and olive branches to commemorate Jesus entry into Jerusalem the week before he was crucified. The pope wove his sermon around the theme of mans relationship with God and how it can sometimes be threatened by technology. Mankind has managed to accomplish so many things: We can fly We can see, hear and speak to one another from the farthest ends of the earth. And yet the force of gravity which draws us down is powerful, he said.The pope said that while the great advances of technology have improved life for man, they have also increased possibilities for evil, and recent natural disasters were a reminder, that mankind is not all-powerful.On Good Friday the pope will preside at services in the Vatican and then lead a traditional torch-lit Via Crucis, or Way of the Cross, around the ruins of Romes ancient Colosseum.