Pope warns against 'destructive' media content, calls for respect of human dignity
The Star OnlineVATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI said Friday that some content circulating on the Internet and in other media can be "destructive'' and called on the media industry to promote human dignity.
It was the second time in recent weeks that Benedict reflected publicly on the role of the media in the globalized world. He praised the Internet and other electronic media for providing access to information that was previously difficult to acquire.
But, he said during an audience with the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, "much of what is transmitted in various forms to the homes of millions of families around the world is destructive.'' He did not elaborate.
"I appeal again to the leaders of the media industry to advise producers to safeguard the common good, to uphold the truth, to protect individual human dignity and promote respect for the needs of the family,'' Benedict said. - AP
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