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Reflection 400  Based on the 1965 Vatican II document: 
Decree on The Media of Social Communications
- Article3
(Comments welcome here)

 

"The laity especially must strive to instill a human and Christian spirit into these media, so that they may fully measure up to the great expectations of humankind and to God's design"

This sentence from article 3 encourages us to ask about the media in our own city/country: do you have a human and Christian spirit?

I think of the ghastly way Hong Kong's media reports suicides - to the great sorrow and embarrassment of suicide victims' families....and I pray:

Jesus, please help the media have a human and Christian spirit