Church and technology
Technologies are only new to those who have lived in a world they did not exist.
Fernando Calado Rodrigues
03/18/2016 00:30
The Vatican is aware of new technologies and uses them to spread their message. After the success of the presence of Pope Francis on Twitter, will now have an account on the social network to share photos, Instagram, with Franciscus name. This presence starts tomorrow, of St. Joseph, commemorating the third anniversary of the beginning of the Mass of the ministry of Pope Francisco.
In addition to this initiative, the Holy See took the Portuguese application ‘Click to Pray’ and She gave him worldwide. It became available, in addition to Portuguese, Spanish, French and English. And thanks to it, Christians around the world can pray three times a day, in union with the intentions of the Holy Father.
In fact, these so-called new technologies they are only for those who lived in a world where they do not exist. For the younger they are the reality we have come to live. D. Claudio Maria Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, for some years now had that was speaking to a conference on evangelization and new technologies. It was then corrected by a young man who told him, “. New for you, which is old for me are nothing new”
Another transformation is also to be seen as it passes through the Internet. Not long ago there was talk of “virtual reality” of “virtual communities” and even “virtual parish”. He soon began to realize that what happens on the network is becoming less virtual and is increasingly an extension of real life – a mirror of reality, even. Therefore, virtual communities have become social networks. And, like everything in life, what happens and online broadcasts can have its positive effects, but can also extend and enhance perverse effects. Also the Church harness the full potential of still considered new technologies and alert to its dangers.
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