The Pope Speaks Truth! And Has Lots of Fans!
The Pope has, with open arms, embraced Facebook and other Social Networking sites:
Pope Benedict XVI says social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace can foster friendships and understanding, but warns they also can isolate people and marginalize others.
Benedict urged a culture of online respect in his annual message Friday for the World Day of Communications.
Benedict welcomes as a “gift” new technologies such as social networking sites, saying they respond to the “fundamental desire” of people to communicate.
But he also warns that “obsessive” virtual socializing can isolate people from real interaction and deepen the digital divide by excluding those already marginalized.
He urges producers to ensure that the content respects human dignity and the “goodness and intimacy of human sexuality.”
I think the Pope is right on the money. I’m glad we’re on the same team.
One thought that did come to mind was the “culture of online respect” that I, at times, feel is generally lacking, even in the evangelical circuit. Perhaps that’s just me though.
But there’s enough “respect” to go around to rock more than 27,000 fans! Check out the Pope’s Facebook Fan Page!
Buzz it!
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"even in the evangelical circuit." maybe better said–especially in the evangelical circuit! Thanks for the sweet article.
of course.
27k is posting a large following, but that isn't even a small portion of his actual followers around the world. I would like to see those #'s. I want to see some #'s from America of the breakdown of religious beliefs. And how many Catholics are Christians. There is a lot of crossover. J.I. Packer has taken some heat from that in the past. But we cannot deny that there are true Christians who are also Catholics. Without the Reformation, who knows what we'd be? Maybe #27,776?
i like the reformation… word.