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giovedì 13 dicembre 2018
lunedì 13 marzo 2017
THE GOOD NEWS: Communicating Hope and Trust in our Time
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
FOR THE 51st WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY
FOR THE 51st WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY
«Fear not, for I am with you»
Access to the media – thanks to technological progress – makes it possible for countless people to share news instantly and spread it widely. That news may be good or bad, true or false. The early Christians compared the human mind to a constantly grinding millstone; it is up to the miller to determine what it will grind: good wheat or worthless weeds. Our minds are always “grinding”, but it is up to us to choose what to feed them (cf. SAINT JOHN CASSIAN, Epistle to Leontius).
I wish to address this message to all those who, whether in their professional work or personal relationships, are like that mill, daily “grinding out” information with the aim of providing rich fare for those with whom they communicate. I would like to encourage everyone to engage in constructive forms of communication that reject prejudice towards others and foster a culture of encounter, helping all of us to view the world around us with realism and trust.
I am convinced that we have to break the vicious circle of anxiety and stem the spiral of fear resulting from a constant focus on “bad news” (wars, terrorism, scandals and all sorts of human failure). This has nothing to do with spreading misinformation that would ignore the tragedy of human suffering, nor is it about a naive optimism blind to the scandal of evil. Rather, I propose that all of us work at overcoming that feeling of growing discontent and resignation that can at times generate apathy, fear or the idea that evil has no limits. Moreover, in a communications industry which thinks that good news does not sell, and where the tragedy of human suffering and the mystery of evil easily turn into entertainment, there is always the temptation that our consciences can be dulled or slip into pessimism.
I would like, then, to contribute to the search for an open and creative style of communication that never seeks to glamourize evil but instead to concentrate on solutions and to inspire a positive and responsible approach on the part of its recipients. I ask everyone to offer the people of our time storylines that are at heart “good news”.......
giovedì 29 settembre 2016
World Day of Social Communications: FEAR NOT - NO TEMAS - NON TEMERE - PAS PEUR - NICHT ANGST - GEEN ANGST
Communicating
hope and trust in our time
Numbness
of conscience or letting desperation get the better of us are two possible
“diseases” that our current communication system can cause.It is possible that
our conscience is cauterised, as Pope Francis comments in Laudato si’, as a result of the
fact that often professionals, opinion leaders and means of communication work
in urban areas distant from places of poverty and need, and their physical
distance often leads them to ignore the complexity of the dramas faced by men
and women.Desperation is possible, instead, when communication is emphasised
and transformed into spectacle, at times becoming a genuine strategy for
constructing present dangers and looming fears.
But in the midst of this tumult a
whisper is heard: “Fear not, for I am with you”. In His Son, God expresses his
solidarity with every human situation and revealed that we are not alone,
because we have a Father Who does not forget His children. Those who live
united with Christ discover that even darkness and death become, for those who
so wish, a place for communion with Light and Life. In every event, they try to
discover what is happening between God and humanity, to recognise how He too,
through the dramatic scenario of this world, is writing the history of
salvation. We Christians have “good news” to tell, because we contemplate trustfully
the prospect of the Kingdom.
The Theme of the next World Day of Social Communications is an invitation to tell the history
of the world and the histories of men and women in accordance with the logic of
the “good news” that reminds us that God never ceases to be a Father in any
situation or with regard to any man. Let us learn to communicate trust and hope
for history.
Comunicar
esperanza y confianza en nuestro tiempo
Anestesiar la conciencia o dejarse llevar por la
desesperación son dos posibles enfermedades a las que puede llevar el sistema
de comunicación actual.
Es
posible que la conciencia se cauterice, como recuerda el Papa Francisco en la Laudato si’ debido al hecho de que a menudo los
profesionales, los líderes de opinión y los medios de comunicación,
desarrollando su actividad en zonas urbanas distantes de los lugares de la
pobreza y de las necesidades, vivan una distancia física que, a menudo,
desemboca en la ignorancia de la complejidad de los dramas de los hombres y de
las mujeres.
La desesperación es posible, en cambio, cuando la
comunicación se enfatiza y se vuelve espectáculo, hasta convertirse a veces en
una estrategia de construcción verdadera y propia de acechanzas y peligros
inminentes.
Pero
en medio de este estruendo se oye un susurro: "No temas, porque yo estoy
contigo". En su Hijo, Dios se ha hecho solidario con cada situación humana
y ha revelado que no estamos solos, porque tenemos un Padre que no se olvida de
sus hijos. El que vive unido a Cristo descubre que incluso la oscuridad y la
muerte se convierten, para todo el que lo quiera, en lugar de comunión con la
Luz y la Vida. En cualquier acontecimiento intenta descubrir lo que sucede
entre Dios y la humanidad, para reconocer como Dios mismo, a través del
escenario dramático de este mundo, esté escribiendo la historia de la
salvación. Nosotros, los cristianos, tenemos una "buena noticia" que
contar porque contemplamos confiados el horizonte del Reino.
El Tema de la próxima Jornada Mundial de las
Comunicaciones Sociales es
una invitación a contar la historia del mundo y las historias de los hombres y
de las mujeres, según la lógica de la "buena noticia" que nos
recuerda que Dios nunca renuncia a ser Padre, en cualquier situación y con cada
ser humano. Aprendamos a comunicar confianza y esperanza para la historia.
“Non temere,
perché sono con te” (Is 43,5).
Comunicare
speranza e fiducia nel nostro tempo
Anestetizzare la coscienza o farsi prendere dalla
disperazione sono due possibili malattie alle quali può condurre l’attuale
sistema comunicativo.
È
possibile che la coscienza si cauterizzi, come ricorda Papa Francesco nella Laudato si’, a causa del fatto
che spesso professionisti, opinionisti e mezzi di comunicazione operando in
aree urbane distanti dai luoghi delle povertà e dei bisogni, vivono una
distanza fisica che spesso conduce a ignorare la complessità dei drammi degli
uomini e delle donne.
È possibile la disperazione, invece, quando la
comunicazione viene enfatizzata e spettacolarizzata, diventando talvolta vera e
propria strategia di costruzione di pericoli vicini e paure incombenti.
Ma in mezzo a tale frastuono si ode un sussurro: “Non
temere, perché sono con te.” Nel suo Figlio, Dio si è reso solidale con ogni
situazione umana e ha rivelato che non siamo soli, perché abbiamo un Padre che
non dimentica i propri figli. Chi vive unito a Cristo, scopre che anche le
tenebre e la morte diventano, per chiunque lo voglia, luogo di comunione con la
Luce e la Vita. In ogni avvenimento cerca di scoprire cosa succede tra Dio e
l’umanità, per riconoscere come Egli stesso, attraverso lo scenario drammatico
di questo mondo, stia scrivendo la storia di salvezza. Noi cristiani abbiamo
una “buona notizia” da raccontare, perché contempliamo fiduciosi l’orizzonte
del Regno.
Il Tema della prossima Giornata Mondiale delle
Comunicazioni Sociali è un
invito a raccontare la storia del mondo e le storie degli uomini e delle donne,
secondo la logica della “buona notizia” che ricorda che Dio mai rinuncia ad
essere Padre, in nessuna situazione e rispetto ad ogni uomo. Impariamo a
comunicare fiducia e speranza per la storia.
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