Monday, January 24, 2011

Pope calls young people to "make good use" social networks

Pope Benedict XVI called on Monday for Catholics to be present in social networks on the Internet, warning that "the virtual contact is not a substitute for direct human contact." "It is always important to remember that the virtual contact can not and should not substitute for direct human contact with people at all levels of our lives," says the Pope in his message for the 45th World Communications Day social.

Benedict XVI calls on Christians to "unite with confidence and creativity with a conscious and responsible" in social networks, "an integral part of human life." He asked the youth to "make good use of their presence in the digital arena" and stresses at all that the "style of Christian presence" on the Web a reality "by a form of communication honest and open, accountable and respectful of others.

" "The truth we seek to share does not derive its value from the 'popularity' or the amount of attention received. We must make it known in its entirety, rather than trying to make it acceptable, perhaps, in Sweetener ', "he says. Calling for the "authenticity of being," he also warns against the danger of cheating on the information available online and fall in the "autocomplaisance" to "artificially constructing his' profile 'public'.

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