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Media must contribute to the formation of children, not the corruption, Pope Benedict affirms

World Day for Social Communications

Vatican City, Jan 24, 2007 / 12:21 pm (CNA).- Today, on the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, Patron of Journalists, the Vatican made public Pope Benedict XVI’s message for the World Day for Social Communications. In his message the Holy Father energetically urges the media to aim at contributing to the formation rather than the corruption of children.

The theme of this year’s Day of Communications, which will be celebrated on May 20th, is “Children and the Media: A Challenge for Education.” This theme, the Holy Father says in his message, “invites us to reflect on two related topics of immense importance. The formation of children is one. The other, perhaps less obvious but no less important, is the formation of the media.”

“The complex challenges facing education today are often linked to the pervasive influence of the media in our world,” the Holy Father writes.

“Indeed,” the Pontiff continues, “some claim that the formative influence of the media rivals that of the school, the Church, and maybe even the home.”
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posted by Dr. Denice Hanley, DPM, M.Div. @ 2:02 PM