4. USE OF MASS MEDIA
Principles addressed to all
Responsibility of all
5. PRINCIPLES
relevant in other fields
always applicable
6. PRINCIPLES
basic to all:
social teaching
areas of activity
7. MASS MEDIA
not condemned
products of genius
gifts of God
positive signs of the times
8. PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL
COMMUNICATION
These principles have been
extracted from two documents:
Communio et Progressio (CP),
Pastoral Instruction, 23 May 1971.
and
Ethics in Communications (EC),
Pontifical Council for Social Communications, 2 June
2000
9. These Principles have been
derived from:
WORD OF GOD
NATURE OF THE CHURCH
NATURE OF THE MEDIA
POTENTIAL OF THE MEDIA
SOCIAL ETHICS
EFFECTS OF THE MEDIA ON
CIVIL SOCIETY
10. THE WORD OF GOD
1. The communion between the three
.
divine Persons is the source of unity
and brotherhood.
2. God took the initiative to
communicate himself to us.
3. Communication is the giving of self
in love.
4. God the Son is the perfect
communicator through his
Incarnation.
11. THE WORD OF GOD
5. Jesus Christ shared the truth and life
of God with all.
6. The Eucharist is the most intimate
form of communion possible.
7. Jesus Christ communicated the Holy
Spirit who brings all together in unity.
8. Communication is a moral act.
12. THE NATURE OF THE CHURCH
1. The Church, as the
.
People of God, promotes
unity.
2. Upholds the dignity
and rights of the person.
3. Fosters the solidarity
of the human community.
13. THE NATURE OF THE CHURCH
4. Has a mission to the
.
various fields of human
endeavour.
5. Seeks dialogue and
collaboration.
14. THE NATURE OF THE MEDIA
1. Gifts of God to unite people
and help them cooperate in God's
plan of salvation.
2. Effective means for cultivating
charity among people.
3. Beneficial in promoting
understanding and sympathy.
15. THE POTENTIAL OF THE MEDIA
1. Encourage social
relations.
2. Contribute to unity,
brotherhood and the
advancement of people.
16. THE POTENTIAL OF THE MEDIA
3. Improve the conditions
of human living.
4. Cooperate in God's
work of creation and
conservation.
17. SOCIAL ETHICS
1. Communication must
be truthful.
2. Media news, culture
and entertainment to meet
the needs of society.
3. Related to structural
and systemic social issues.
18. SOCIAL ETHICS
4. The person and the
community are the
measure of the use of the
media.
5. Economic and political
implications.
6. The media must
develop the person fully.
19. THE EFFECTS OF THE MEDIA
ON CIVIL SOCIETY
1. Indispensable for the
functioning of modern
society.
2. Help share knowledge
and unify our creative
work in building the
earthly city.
20. THE EFFECTS OF THE MEDIA
ON CIVIL SOCIETY
3. Multiply contacts within
society and deepen social
consciousness.
22. DUTIES
1. Work together to
ensure that the media
contribute to the
brotherhood of man
under the fatherhood of
God.
2. Exercise free choice in
the use of the media.
23. * RESPONSIBILITIES
3. Judge the media by the
contribution they make to
the common good.
4. Develop a proper
understanding of man and
our dignity as members of
the family of adopted
children of God.
24. COMMUNICATORS
1. Come to understand
their vocation and
mission.
2. Conscience-bound to
make themselves
competent.
3. Comply with
requirements of sincerity,
honesty and truthfulness.
25. RECIPIENTS
1. Learn how to interpret
the messages of the media
accurately.
2. Benefit from them and
contribute to life in
society.
26. RECIPIENTS
3. Reflection, discussion
and dialogue are needed.
4. Jesus is the model and
the standard of our
communicating.
