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VATICAN CITY (NC). Pope Paul VI has asked the world's media viewers, listeners and readers to "talk back" in a constructive way to communicators. In a message for World The Pope said that he and a lie like the truth.
Communications Day Pope was not advocating forma"There is in fact no Paul has asked media au- lion of "pressure groups" truth, no sacred thing, no diences to prevent mass which, he said, "would moral principle, that cannot communications from fall- merely aggravate the ten- be directly or indirectly ing into the control of sions and confrontations of corroded or contested" by "non -representative groups the present time." the media, he said. who would thus impose only a point of view UP TO "RECIPIENT" YARDSTICK "But it could happen," "You must know how to favourable to their own he said, "that instead of a make a good choice vested interest." when The papal message re- 'round -table of society' to deciding what newspaper or minded media consumers which all would have access book to buy, what film you that their choice of books, by right according to their will see, what programme newspapers, films or pro- individual competence and you will listen to on radio grams is "a vote cast for the importance of the sub- or view on television." the He urged consumers to encouragement and jects under discussion, use support even actual eco- of the media might be res- be "conscious all the time tricted to suit the nomic support that purposes the choice you make of the publication or programme of non -representative groups is a vote" for or against a who would thus impose programme or publication. you favour, and at the same time a vote to reject only a point of view favourThe Pope asked society and discourage those which able to their own vested to measure mass media interest. meet with your disfavour." products with the "yardstick "This must not be allow- of genuine ethico-religious COLLABORATION ed to happen and it is up values." "We make an appeal to to the 'recipient' to see to the Catholic Press, and to it that it does not happen " CHILDREN'S CHOICES The message said that the other media which are said the Pope. audiences must learn the available to dioceses, parThe Pontiff told comIshes and religious families, municators that the time language of the media in to give their space gener- and space now given to order to make a meaningful contribution to it, ously to information on viewers, listeners and "Training of recipients social communications pro- readers to "talk back" still should be regarded as a grammes recommending or "only partly answers this priority both in the sphere advising against them and legitimate desire." of pastoral ministry and in explaining the reasons why He urged media directors educational work generalthey are doing so," wrote to enter "continuous
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the Pope. and contact" To achieve the best from with society and involve mass media, said the Pope, audiences more in their de "responsible collaboration cisions. is required from the 'reciThe Pope's message caupient' himself, who ought tioned that the media "by to take an active part in their nature and often the formation process of enough by intent" could communications." make truth look like a lie
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Sister Denise Desmarchelier, a Loreto nun, (pictured at right) has been appointed principal of John XXIII College, Claremont, 1She will take up her appointment in January, 11979. Sister Denise will sueceed Father Daven Day,
Formerly
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taught at Loreto Con who will take up an ap- vent, Brisbane, for five pointment next January years. in Manila as Director of In 1977, she took up the East Asian Jesuit a full-time appointment Education Conference. as the representative of Father Day, formerly Women Religious Tea principal of Saint Louis ching Congregations on School, became first the Catholic Education principal of John XXIII Commission of Victoria. College when Loreto She is currently a College and Saint Louis member of the executive School joined forces. of that body, and reMr. K. I. Sullivan, presents the commission chairman of the College on the Victorian State Council, said yesterday Planning and Finance that Sister Denise was Committee. well known in educaShe is also chairman tional circles in Victoria. He said that she had of the Grants Allocation Committee in that State. had a distinguished career as a teacher and In Ballarat she had administrator. been a member of the She was principal of Regional Careers GuidLoreto Abbey, Ballarat, ance Committee and from 1967 to 1976, dur- Chairman of the Reing which time she was gional Pastoral Care responsible for planning committee that was conthe amalgamation of the cerned with curriculum two Loreto Colleges in development, especially Ballarat. in health education.
1' SISTER DENISE DESMARCHEL I ER New principal of John XXI II College,
Claremont.
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"Church is still alive and
flourishing": Pope VATICAN CITY (NC).
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Poul VI He asked both parents told 11,000 people at his general audience on and educators to instruct April 12 that the church is still alive and children in how to make flourishing in 1978," especially in its prayer wise media choices. "Christians and especially life. young people must bear in "It is mankind praying, "Voit, sons and brothers, mind that to use the com- believing, raising itself in as you enter this house munications media wisely flight above the earth, sing- where the voice of past is, in the last analysis, a ing, imploring and hoping," centuries seems stronger matter of personnal res- he said. than that of the present, do ponsibility. you7alo get a feeling of for"It is mankind unfolding its capacity for the infinite, eignness which holds and ERADICATING finding, as it pants foti hea- excites the curiosity of the VIOLENCE van, the direction and tourist, the foreigner and "From the choice they strength to continue worth- the observer who is entermake," said the Pope, "the ily tamed but passes on .. inits journey on earth. holiness of their lives will different to the religious "Men live better by praydepend, as also the integrity world?" asked the Pope. of their faith and the riches ins," said the pope. The Pontiff, who showed "VICTORIOUS" of their culture." The Pontiff insisted that "The church must ins- signs of physical weakness the church is "living and truct them and give them but spoke with a vigorous t every help, but it cannot voice, said that society tend- victorious in time." "What does the church supply any substitute for eel to be "hostile and untheir personal consistent de- friendly" to the Church at do, what is it, what does it have that distinguishes it, times. cision," said the Pope. makes it poetic, transcendOnly "generous collaboent, original, consoling, ANTIQUATED? ration" with the mass media helpful? by the public, concluded the "A blind secularist men"The first answer is as Pope, would lead the media tality," he said. "pursues the to offer "abundant, care- church, asking: Is not the splendid and broad as the fully checked and truthful" church superfluous today? ocean: "The church prays. Pray information and "culturally "Are not its civilising er is its first task, first duty, and spiritually wholesome" Pope
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programming, he said. (SEE ALSO PAGE 2)
structures antiquated, out- first end. dated, and cumbersome for
modern civilisation?"
"It is the church's prime working reason for being."
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