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IMPACT OF THE MEDIA
The clergy must accept the fact that the media are a vital influence on many of the faithful or it will be tantamount to inviting the listener to be less receptive to the message preached.
hour, they saw older people who communicated, who related socially, who handled tensions, who resolved conflicts, who were kind, who positively if the means of search on exactly how the were consumers, who playteaching are in tune with media affect the socialisa- ed, who laughed, who the times," Brother Kelvin tion and education of peo- listened to music and who are particular kinds of said. ple," he said.
In Australia, children and This is the advice of one of Australia's leading media adults averaged six hours daily with the mass media; specialists, Brother Kelvin Canavan, in a comment to in a lifetime this was mark Mass Media Sunday equivalent to about 18 years (June 11) being observed of continuous media consumption, he said. throughout Australia.
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PARENTS' ROLE "This influence, of course, vary from child to child, ments both tended to prebut there is no doubt that sent a rather selfish and children imitate many of materialistic attitude to life. the types of behaviour they "A recurring theme would see portrayed on the have us believe that 'the screen," he said. good life' consists primarily Brother Kelvin said the of having sufficient money to purchase a wide variety evidence left no doubt that of goods, niany of which, when parents did express views on one could argue, are quite their topics unnecessary and some even treated by the media they undesirable," Brother Kel- could exert a very powerful influence on their children. vin said.
"SELFISH" ATTITUDE
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Recognition of the place "More research remains of media in the lives of his to be done before we can listener may well complicate establish precisely the ways the task of preaching, in which receivers are afBrother Kelvin said. fected by the various The ready access to so media," he added. many sources of informa"Given the fact that the tion, both secular and reli- massive exposure of imgious, could also be expect- pressionable people to a ed to cause some changes constant diet of mass Brother Kelvin said that Parents were well situated in the individual's response media has some impact, the behaviour of young to help their children to to the preaching of the then it might well be disas- people was influenced by make proper use of the Work of God. trous to procrastinate while television as, hour after television. "They will respond more waiting for the definitive re -
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PARIS (NC). The Doctrinal Committee of the French Bishops' Conference hos issued a statement clarifying what the Church believes about Jesus.
MATRIMONIAL TRIBUNE AT A NEW CITY ADDRESS The new Hay Street office of the Perth Matrimonial Tribunal opened its door this week. On hand for the event Monastery, North Perth, tive officer of the Tribunal. The new office is at 450 rector of the Redemptorist Gregory CARROLL, execu- Hay Street, formerly the premises of The Record newspaper. Father Henry has just returned from Sydney where he did three months specialised training with the Matrimonial Tribunal there. Father Henry will he in attendance as counsellor for
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The committee said He died and rose and that it issued the state- that He is man's only ment to help the many savior. Christians who were dis"A person cannot b, turbed by an oversim- a Christian if he does plifled explanation of not profess this fundawhat various current mental truth of faith," books were trying to say said the Doctrinal Corn about Jesus. mittee. The committee said Although the comChristians are niittee did not single it that but, one of the Most "troubled by certain new interpretations" of the popular religious works in Europe in the past few mystery of Jesus. "It is necessary and years has been a book by Swiss -born theologian urgent to repeat the Father Hans Kung, "On common faith of the Being a Christian," which church," said the statetries to avoid traditional ment, "the true- faith of terminology in discus- Christ was not invented sing who Christ is and only today." The committee said what He means to that the truth about Jesus modern man. was found in the Bible A number of critics when read according to have charged that the Church tradition. book fails to affirm It especially insisted clearly and unambigu- on a clear statement of ously certain traditional the truth that Jesus is Christian beliefs about Son of God. Jesus. "It is this truth," said "Despite the difficulties the committee, which which the Church can- sometimes appeared to not help hut encounter be denied or "made to in expounding the mys- taste sweeter" in modern tery of Christ," said the books on Jesus. statement, "the Church "If Jesus of Nazareth, has always affirmed (cer- born of the Virgin Mary, tain) truths. was not the only Son "In its prayer and its of God, he would not professions of faith, the he the savior but only Church has always con- a prophet among others," fessed that Jesus is true said the committee. God and true man, that (SEE ALSO PAGES 6, 7) fregraNAIP.A.04.10414.404.4.414.04141141YAIMAINP.I.I.IYIvi
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