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 1   I, 1 | communication. Although it typically is said - and we often shall
 2   I, 1 |           them, the ethical question is particularly acute: Are
 3   I, 2 |         Technological change rapidly is making the media of communication
 4   I, 2 |              the information society is a real cultural revolution" (
 5   I, 3 |              all human communication is grounded in the communication
 6   I, 3 |            out to humankind: The Son is the Word, eternally "spoken"
 7   I, 4 |              of social communication is fundamentally positive,
 8   I, 4 |             of it, the human person "is becoming truly better, that
 9   I, 4 |          becoming truly better, that is to say more mature spiritually,
10   I, 5 |          Ratio, 36-48). Part of this is a substantial and growing
11   I, 5 |              theological orientation is an important corrective
12   I, 5 |              to convince man that he is free from every law and
13   I, 5 |             of social communication, is "precisely her vision of
14  II, 7 |              7. Economic. The market is not a norm of morality or
15  II, 12|             brothers and sisters, it is necessary to know one another.
16  II, 12|              another. To do this, it is...important to communicate
17  II, 12|             serves genuine community is "more than the expression
18  II, 12|              most profound level, it is the giving of self in love" (
19  II, 12|            common good. Therefore it is imperative for the parties
20  II, 12|              to the truth about what is good. This is how the media
21  II, 12|             about what is good. This is how the media can meet their
22 III, 13|               them"; presenting what is base and degrading in a
23 III, 13|        factors, including religion - is distressingly common in
24 III, 13|         communication overlooks what is genuinely new and important,
25 III, 14|             and greed. Neoliberalism is a case in point: "Based
26 III, 14|            with grave injustices, it is not enough for communicators
27 III, 14|         simply to say that their job is to report things as they
28 III, 14|           they are. That undoubtedly is their job. But some instances
29 III, 14|           suffering they report. "It is necessary to break down
30 III, 14|            with training in its use, is one such basic condition.~
31 III, 15|          with democratic systems, it is all too common for political
32 III, 16|             and demeaning either. It is no excuse to say the media
33 III, 16|           sexuality and violence. It is grossly irresponsible to
34 III, 16|            social communication also is a serious, growing problem.
35 III, 16|  Communication across cultural lines is desirable. Societies can
36 III, 17|            of trust by communicators is greed that puts profits
37 III, 17|              want them to have. This is a perversion of genuine
38 III, 18|            secular standards of what is appropriate, and favoring
39 III, 19|            for good or for evil - it is a matter of choice. "It
40 III, 19|      communication through the media is not a utilitarian exercise
41 III, 19|         persuade or sell. Still less is it a vehicle for ideology.
42 III, 19|             from whom some advantage is sought, whether product
43 III, 19|         things destroy community. It is the task of communication
44  IV, 20|             be truthful, since truth is essential to individual
45  IV, 20|              in social communication is concerned not just with
46  IV, 20| communication (how the communicating is done) but to fundamental
47  IV, 20|    reasonable people of good will it is not always immediately clear
48  IV, 21|        fundamental ethical principle is this: The human person and
49  IV, 22|               22. A second principle is complementary to the first:
50  IV, 22|              and of all kinds. There is a pressing need for equity
51  IV, 22|              between North and South is exacerbated by a maldistribution
52  IV, 22|            33).~Clearly, then, there is a need for broad participation
53  IV, 23|        perspective, this presumption is not an absolute, indefeasible
54  IV, 24|              audiences. The approach is legitimate, up to a point.
55  IV, 25|              of social communication is to be discerning and selective.
56  IV, 26|            history, especially as it is contained in God's revealed
57  IV, 26|         communication training. This is true not only of seminarians,
58  IV, 26|              missionary role" and it is important that the latter
59  IV, 26|           sometimes needs - in fact, is sometimes obliged - to practice
60  IV, 26|            practice in communication is one of the ways of realizing
61   V, 27|      Christian era begins, humankind is well along in creating a
62   V, 27|          field.~This network already is directly accessible to many
63   V, 27|             wherever they may be. It is commonplace to view events,
64   V, 27|           blurs. Continuing research is needed into the impact,
65   V, 28|            remain, only media - that is to say: instruments, tools,
66   V, 28|            and evil uses. The choice is ours. The media do not call
67   V, 28|              circumstances. And this is a task in which everyone
68   V, 28|            play. Ethics in the media is not the business only of
69   V, 29|             has serious limitations, is more or less imperfect and
70   V, 29|             in danger of failing. It is hard for people consistently
71   V, 30|           need for these two visions is especially pressing "at
72   V, 30|  perspectives in which the ephemeral is affirmed as a value and
73   V, 30|             the real meaning of life is cast into doubt"; lacking
74   V, 32|               not just Catholics, it is appropriate, in bringing
75   V, 32|              spoke from within, that is to say, from out of the
76   V, 32|            taught that communication is a moral act: "For out of
77   V, 33|                            33. Jesus is the model and the standard
78   V, 33|           other role, the conclusion is clear: "Therefore, putting
79   V, 33|             mouths, but only such as is good for edifying, as fits