Cardinal Bertone, who will succeed Cardinal Angelo Sodano as Vatican secretary of state, met today with the Pope in his Alpine chalet of Les Combes, where the Holy Father is vacationing.The fact that the Vatican Observer at the UN, Archbishop Migliore, chose to speak about the media and truth in his interview with Zenit about the state of things today:
In the last 100 years, the media have assumed a growing role to the point of claiming authority on questions of war and peace.and:
we have witnessed information capable of fomenting a true culture of peace, of solidarity, of peaceful and constructive coexistence; in other cases, more frequent and striking, we noticed a true campaign of misinformation put at the service of division and hatred among ethnic groups, culture and religions. Even in this sector, it is not only a question of those issuing the broadcasts, but also those receiving. When the conscience of the "receiver" is clouded, distracted, uncritical, or directly ordered toward division more than toward harmony, it is that same public opinion that becomes accomplice, at times, to the monstrous, insinuating distortions of the media.
and:
We need but think of the events of the past century, when aberrant ideological and political systems willfully twisted the truth and brought about the exploitation and murder of an appalling number of men and women, wiping out entire families and communities. After experiences like these, how can we fail to be seriously concerned about lies in our own time, lies which are the framework for menacing scenarios of death in many parts of the world. Any authentic search for peace must begin with the realization that the problem of truth and untruth is the concern of every man and woman; it is decisive for the peaceful future of our planet.
and the language of Archbishop Wuerl's homily at the DC mass for peace. Something's up.
