"The world of digital communication, with its almost limitless expressive capacity, makes us appreciate all the more Saint Paul's exclamation: "Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel." "Priests present in the world of digital communications should be less notable for their media savvy than for their priestly heart, their closeness to Christ. This will not only enliven their pastoral outreach, but also will give a "soul" to the fabric of communications that makes up the "Web."
These words recently spoken by the current head of the Catholic Church let you know that there is the beginning of a new Holy War. I think this is a good thing. No one is going to get killed this time around I hope but the encouragement of using modern digital communications to complement the work that helps so many is a giant leap and a great endorsement for what has been accomplished in modern day communication technology.
Most of us know the Google motto: "Do no evil" with the web and now it appears that there is a commitment to the positive: "Do good". I'm not sure where this is going but I'm guessing its going to take off. With 2+ billion Christians (half of which are Catholic) in the world we could be talking major social networking!
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