VATICAN CITY, SEP 22, 1999 (VIS) - During this morning's general audience, the Pope conveyed a message to Paolo Scandaletti, president of the Catholic Union of the Italian Press, on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.
The Pope writes in his message: "The courageous witness of faith that each of (the Catholic professionals) offers in the field of the mass media, constitutes a precious service in guarding and promoting the true welfare of the individual and the community."
After referring to the danger of "distortion of the truth," John Paul II stresses that "it is urgent for Christians employed in the information sector to work with all people of good will towards a greater respect of the truth."
He concludes: "The means of communication often run the risk of substituting educational organizations, proposing models of culture and behavior that are not always positive, and against which the young, especially, are defenseless. Consequently, it is necessary that all the appropriate cultural tools be made available in order to dialogue with the mass media and so positively orient their informative choices towards respect for men and women and their consciences."
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