In his message for the 44th World Communications Day, Pope Benedict XVI challenges priests to proclaim the Gospel by utilizing blogs, images, videos and other digital communication technologies. The theme of the Pontiff’s message is “The Priest and Pastoral Ministry in a Digital World: New Media at the Service of the Word”.
The Pope recognizes that priests need to employ new communication technologies for a fruitful priestly ministry. Knowing that “new technologies create deeper forms of relationship across greater distances”, the pope asserts that priests “are called to respond pastorally by putting the media ever more effectively at the service of the Word.”
Computerworld also has a story: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9148199/Pope_to_priests_Go_forth_and_blog_
Unfortunately, we have a few skeptics who focus on the negative — specifically, the first two comments that bring up the sins of a few members of the clergy. I urge you to rush over to the CW story and thumb down the comments. And if the Spirit so moves you, also enlighten them.
God bless.