This year's World Communications Day falls on Sunday 24 May 2009. The theme is New Technologies, New Relationships. Promoting a Culture of Respect, Dialogue and Friendship.
This year's World Communications Day falls on Sunday 24 May 2009. The theme is New Technologies, New Relationships. Promoting a Culture of Respect, Dialogue and Friendship.
Here is an extract of Benedict XVI's message for the 43th World Communications Day.
"The desire for connectedness and the instinct for communication that are so obvious in contemporary culture are best understood as modern manifestations of the basic and enduring propensity of humans to reach beyond themselves and to seek communion with others. In reality, when we open ourselves to others, we are fulfilling our deepest need and becoming more fully human. Loving is, in fact, what we are designed for by our Creator. Naturally, I am not talking about fleeting, shallow relationships, I am talking about the real love that is at the very heart of Jesus’ moral teaching: "You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength" and "You must love your neighbour as yourself" (cf. Mk 12:30-31). In this light, reflecting on the significance of the new technologies, it is important to focus not just on their undoubted capacity to foster contact between people, but on the quality of the content that is put into circulation using these means. I would encourage all people of good will who are active in the emerging environment of digital communication to commit themselves to promoting a culture of respect, dialogue and friendship."
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