Vatican: Internet is "Blessed"

[exfileme]

Rather than condemning the Internet as Satan's playground, the Vatican's communications chief Father Federico Lombardi SJ declares that the Internet is "blessed."

Vatican: Internet is "Blessed" : Read more

 

[mrubermonkey]

This is heresy! Burn this hieratic in the name of all that is Godly. Amen.

 

[pent5ht]

Blessed? are you kidding me......the internet is full of so much insane disturbing twisted things. i think we would be better without it.

 

[jerreece]

The Catholic Church has been trying to use modern technology to reach Catholics, and non-Catholics alike. Much like Relevant Radio, the all Catholic radio station. I don't know that "the internet" itself is necessarily blessed, but it can be used to bring much blessing to others.

It just all depends on how we use it. Many, many folks use the internet for very unholy things. I think the point Father Lombardi is trying to make, is that it can and should be used for very positive and holy things. Such as allowing people to communicate in very rapid ways, and allow people all over the world to communicate whom otherwise might have trouble doing so.

 

[Guest]

The Internet and God are more similar than one might think. Both are all-knowing and both were created by man.

 

[fuser]

Who cares what the Vatican says?

 

[MoUsE-WiZ]

The face of oppression and injustice denies others their freedom to gather information and give expression

Combined with lack of "Face of copyright infringement" in the list... the church is pro-TPB?

 

[AncientNoob]

the internet is a silly place

 

[Guest]

I'm glad that God isn't mad at us internet atheists for spreading these stories about Catholic child molesters like wildfire... Everyone seen the new one out about the poor kids in Ireland?

http/www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/20/irish-catholic-schools-child-abuse-claims

 

[LATTEH]

LOL GOD BLESS OUR INTERNETZ

 

[Raidur]

I think the fact that we can get uncensored news and information for free is quite a blessing.

 

[jsloan]

wtf cares what the vatican thinks. doesn't the pope have better things to do, like pray to god for forgiveness for all the wrong he and his predecessors have done in this world.

http/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church
http/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Papacy
http/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Peter

 

[Guest]

The Internet is a medium, like a book. Both are tools used to convey and share information. They can be used for good or evil, or neither.

 

[Shadow703793]

:lol: What's next? Changing position on stem cell research? :lol:

 

[WheelsOfConfusion]

[citation][nom]Kevin Parrish[/nom]While many will disagree, especially with a plethora of unholy content infesting the world wide web's very veins, the Catholic Church is encouraging "communicators" to use the Internet to engage positively, to visualize the possibilities of the Internet as a force for unity.[/citation]
*snorf* Dammit, there goes my drink...

 

[danimal_the_animal]

These idiots backed HITLER during the first and second world war.

Catholics = FAIL!

 

[megamanx00]

Wonder what the Church of Bob has to say about this

 

[tipmen]

Now is it safe to assume porn is holy as well?

 

[doomtomb]

I'd think we'd do better here to respect the Vatican's position, it would do the internet and people in general to have him with us rather than against us.

 

[pirateboy]

Uh huh , the vatican would think that because it's their own main source for kiddy porn, some of which has been available in the japanese hentai flash games right HERE in the new tomshardware "games" section.
Thankfully the vatican's reign will be over soon enough. The pope will be nothing more than a second rate Santa Claus. Amen
Oh by the way, did anyone mention yet that the current pope has been a member of the Hitler jugend? Well, there ya go...