If nothing more, it is of value for starting a conversation about technology, at worst, it could be read as the Pope herding his sheep back to the stone age. In all fairness, one commenter claims that the excerpt should be read in its entirety. When I find it, I will definitely link it up here for reference.
In the meantime, enjoy an awesome mesh picture of the Pope (alas, the irony) as he expounds his views on technology. I must warn you, it is only one quote, and obviously one devoid of any context that could further explain how this quote came to be.
Enjoy!
Here is another link:
Haha! You have to go look now, don't you?
Well, here is an interesting comment by one poster to the link above.
MaWeiTao says:
If you guys had linked to a story of the full quote you'd see that the Pope was talking about the media in general and very legitimate concerns. This is not about confusing real life and fantasy as this crappy linked article claims.
It's about how technology has made it easy to mislead people and allow people themselves to be mislead. He also touches on the trivialization of news. How reporting of an event has become a source of entertainment as opposed to conveying the gravity of that event and turning it into something to learn from.
Given the rise of FoxNews, HuffPo and others it seems quite relevant to me. And certainly it goes way beyond major media outlets and extends to the web.
But don't let the facts get in the way of all the Christian bashing.
It's about how technology has made it easy to mislead people and allow people themselves to be mislead. He also touches on the trivialization of news. How reporting of an event has become a source of entertainment as opposed to conveying the gravity of that event and turning it into something to learn from.
Given the rise of FoxNews, HuffPo and others it seems quite relevant to me. And certainly it goes way beyond major media outlets and extends to the web.
But don't let the facts get in the way of all the Christian bashing.
And.....
Though trying not to offend anyone here, I found this other comment somewhat trite, irrelevant to the conversation, but very amusing. Okay, now, stop short of shooting the messenger. :P
Snow leopard says:
Man, it always astounds when the Catholic Church tries to make people feel guilty for having a good time, especially considering JC was such a party animal. Half of his miracles revolved around turning shit show events into the most rocking parties ever.
Oh, snap! There’s no open bar at this wedding? Water to wine!
What do you mean the caterer bailed? Okay, give me a basket with a loaf and some wine. I’ll whip something up.
Man, this fishing trip blows. Throw the net over the other side…Just do it, man!
And did the Holy Christ pick apple juice as his blood? Heck no, he wanted people to remember him by tipping off a glass of smooth red wine.
