Social media platforms act as digital sanctuaries for personal offerings

Social media platforms have become digital sanctuaries where people offer photos and personal memories in place of religious offerings, according to Clemente de León.

Writing for Desde la Fe, de León suggests that users often present life events, such as vacations or school milestones, to platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp rather than offering them to God in gratitude. He describes this behavior as a digital pilgrimage where the pursuit of likes replaces traditional signs of thanksgiving.

De León characterizes this tendency as a form of pride that seeks self-exaltation. He compares the widespread exposure of personal photos on social media to the act of posting thousands of copies of a child's photograph on city utility poles, noting that such digital exposure is often imprudent.