Tuesday, January 24, 2006
POPE URGES MEDIA TO TELL THE TRUTH
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, in the first formal message to the media of his pontificate, said on Tuesday the media cannot be self-serving or profit-driven but must be accountable for the common good and promote human values.
"Authentic communication demands principled courage and resolve," the Pope said in the message for the Roman Catholic Church's annual World Day of Communications set for May 28.
Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd gathered in St Peter's square during his weekly Angelus prayers in the Vatican January 22, 2006. (REUTERS/Chris Helgren)
"It requires a determination of those working in the media not to wilt under the weight of so much information nor even to be content with partial or provisional truths," the Pope said.
"Instead it necessitates both seeking and transmitting what is the ultimate foundation and meaning of human, personal and social existence," he said.
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