WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The month after a New Orleans summit between bishops and Catholic media professionals, a Webinar examined the role of Catholic media outlets and the links between them and the bishops, who are quite often the publishers of locally produced Catholic newspapers and broadcast programming.
The July 28 Webinar, "Faithful Catholic Media: Continuing the Conversation," jointly sponsored by the Catholic Press Association and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, was intended as a follow-up to the summit, held as part of the Catholic Media Convention in New Orleans in early June.
"The bishops don't have all the answers," said Auxiliary Bishop Gabino Zavala of Los Angeles, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Communications, during the Webinar. But he focused on three aspects of Catholic media, which he said makes it unique.
One is that Catholic media "can help Catholics -- and everyone -- understand what is happening in our world and in our church from a Catholic perspective," Bishop Zavala said. "What does it mean to be holding one's iPhone in one hand and the Gospel in the other? ... This is a vital role that only Catholic media can fulfill."
Thursday, July 29, 2010
USCCB Concerned about Media and Blogs that Assume the Role of the Magisterium
Editor: Well, there is a vacuum.
Ironically enough I have received more from Catholic blogs than I have from the USCCB site which is most times utterly heretical. LOL
ReplyDeleteThat's for sure, Anon.
ReplyDeleteWould "Catholic media" include America, Commonweal, National Catholic Reporter, U.S. Catholic and other magazines.
The U.S. has no clue that they are a Fifth Column out to destroy the Church.
More fatuosity from our clueless Bishops. Very funny.
ReplyDeleteDoes this collection of cowards, heretics, idiots and poofs not realize that the only reason people read "alternative" Catholic media is because these clowns have been rather badly neglecting their jobs for well nigh on 100 years?