Monday, January 24, 2005
POPE ASKS PRESS NOT TO FOMENT WAR
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The media has to be careful not to "demonize" entire cultures, countries or ethnic groups, otherwise it runs the risk of fomenting violence, war and even genocide, Pope John Paul said Monday.
In his message for the Roman Catholic Church's World Day of Social Communications, to be celebrated this year on May 8, the Pope said that today more than ever the media had to be aware of its enormous power to either unite or divide people.
