VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – If he were still alive today, even St. Paul sent an SMS, email and email to get the news out, Pope Francis said Saturday in his message for the Roman Catholic Church’s World Day of Social Communication.
Saint Paul, who lived in the first century of the Christian era, spread the new faith in Europe and Asia Minor and apparently wrote much of the New Testament.
“Every instrument has its value, and the great communicator who was Paul of Tarsus would certainly have made use of e-mail and social messages,” the pope said in the message entitled “Come and see.”
Francis still said that Paul was at his best while preaching in person, saying that journalists and other communicators today need to do more “to hit the streets … to meet people face to face for research stories or for certain situations. verify firsthand “.
He said investigative terms are too often replaced by a ‘standard, often inclined narrative’ that cannot comprehend problems and aspirations at the grassroots level.
“In communication, nothing can ever replace the replacement of things personally,” he said.
The world owes a lot of gratitude to journalists, camera operators, photographers and others who often risk their lives to seek the truth, he added.
‘Thanks to their efforts, we now know, for example, about the hardships that persecuted minorities in different parts of the world endure, numerous cases of oppression and injustice inflicted on the poor and the environment, and many wars that would otherwise be overlooked. , “he said.
Reported by Philip Pullella; Edited by Helen Popper