Pope says media damaging families

[Scorpio27]

The Pope has called on governments across the world to ensure that family life is not weakened by the growth of communications media.
He said in an age where many families had access to immense and varied media resources, parents needed to regulate how their children used it.

The Pope did not single out any particular section of the media.

But it is clear that he is concerned about the internet and the vast number of new television stations.

In his statement issued in advance of World Communications Day on 23 May, Pope John Paul II once again emphasised traditional Catholic teaching on the family and human relationships.

He criticised those in the communications industry who were promoting values detrimental to the common good of society.
This would include strictly limiting the time children devote to media... putting some media entirely off limits and periodically excluding all of them for the sake of other family activities
All communication has a moral dimension... People grow or diminish in moral stature by the words which they speak and the messages which they choose to hear

Further:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3427137.stm

[Enigma]

I agree with them!

These days what your children learn isn't in your control anymore, they are exposed to too many things too early.

Children should be innocent for as long as possible.... they have the rest of their life to know whats out there.

[Scorpio27]

Majority are not interested about family values and ties I think. Only Enigma posted. Sad:(

[Shakoosh Kabir]

Sorry, I was too busy reading the Pope´s website: http://www.vatican.va/

[MoonChild]

What's to disagree with?

Of course parents need to be aware of what their children are doing and viewing, and make sure that their lives are enriched with activities and active play instead of hours of mindless TV watching.

Once they are 18 and go off to college, is soon enough to spend all day surfing the web :p

[Wanderer]

The Pope wants people to stick to Mass Media.

Mass Media ... Catholic Mass

Get it ? you see the Catholic church conducts ... oh, never mind.



/bloody pain killers

[Soulless]

pope is hiding the true bible ..

but no one knows about it ...

[amo_l_oman]

Originally posted by METAL PRIEST
pope is hiding the true bible ..

but no one knows about it ...

lol no need, take a look at Deuteronomy and you'll find referrence to coming of Muhammad pbu, if that's what you mean ;)

[Soulless]

Originally posted by amo_l_oman
lol no need, take a look at Deuteronomy and you'll find referrence to coming of Muhammad pbu, if that's what you mean ;)

thanx Metal nun for supporting me :) thats exactly my point.:blush: :love:

[Wanderer]

Originally posted by METAL PRIEST
pope is hiding the true bible ..

but no one knows about it ...


No one knows about it ?

[Shakoosh Kabir]

Not even the Pope.

[Soulless]

Originally posted by Shakoosh Kabir
Not even the Pope.

You are a non-believer so why do you involve your self in this discussion ?

:confused:

[MoonChild]

Originally posted by METAL PRIEST
You are a non-believer so why do you involve your self in this discussion ?

:confused:

LOL, and are a "believer" of .... what?!

Mr. Pot, meet Mr. Kettle ....:sweat:

[Wanderer]

Originally posted by amo_l_oman
lol no need, take a look at Deuteronomy and you'll find referrence to coming of Muhammad pbu, if that's what you mean ;)


You will also find God blessing the Children of Israel and giving them some land - even if it was currently occupied.

Deuteronomy 7:

1 When the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and shall cast out many nations before thee, the Hittite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;

2 and when the Lord thy God shall deliver them up before thee, and thou shalt smite them; then thou shalt utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them;

6 For thou art a holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be His own treasure, out of all peoples that are upon the face of the earth.

7 the Lord did not set His love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people--for ye were the fewest of all peoples--

8 but because the Lord loved you, and because He would keep the oath which He swore unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.



Deuteronomy 34

1 And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,

2 And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,

3 And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.

4 And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed:


I suggest you hire a surveyor and solve all of this Jew vs. Muslim nonsense regarding which lands Israel may occupy.

It was, after all, a gift from God.

[Milliardo Peacecraft]

Originally posted by amo_l_oman
lol no need, take a look at Deuteronomy and you'll find referrence to coming of Muhammad pbu, if that's what you mean ;)

Funniest bs I've ever seen. No, wait, I've seen this bs so many times before, but unfortunately that's all there is to it--bs. Wandy--we've dealt with this so many times before, sanwin and I. Go knock yourself out (from laughing) in the Monotheist forum.

Anyway, going back to topic, I agree with what the Pope called--mass media should be responsible enough to show what would enlighten and encourage people.