How to evangelize the digital world. Suggestions from pope Benedict XVI’s messages for World Communications Days
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evangelization, digital world, Benedict XVI, messages for World Communications Day, digital evangelizersAbstract
In recent years we have been able to observe a remarkable growth of media and new forms of communication. This new world is an opportunity and a challenge for the Church. Pope Benedict XVI in his Messages for World Communications Day has urged us to undertake the work of evangelization of the digital world. He entrusted this task primarily to priests and young Catholics, and the special place for bearing witness should be the social networks. In Benedict’s messages certain principles for evangelizers of the digital world can be found. According to the author of the article these are: inculturation, authenticity, respect and dialogue, silence, direct human contact. Finally, the author formulates the Digital Evangelizer Decalogue.References
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