Our Holy Father comments on the digital world

Check out this article from the Catholic News Agency about Pope Benedict’s comments on the Church’s need to “humanize” the digital world.

Here are a few excerpts from the article:

movie pic“But, in order to achieve this kind of goal, media and technology must ‘focus on promoting the dignity of persons and peoples, they need to be clearly inspired by charity and placed at the service of truth, of the good, and of natural and supernatural fraternity.'”

“Ultimately, the ‘indispensable mission of the Church,’ and the task of all believers working in the media, is to ‘open the door to new forms of encounter, maintaining the quality of human interaction, and showing concern for individuals and their genuine spiritual needs. They can thus help the men and women of our digital age to sense the Lord’s presence…'”