On Manuel Lozano Garrido By Kim Ae-ran
In his 55th message for World Communications Day, May 16, 2021, titled Come and see. Communicating by encountering people where and as they are, Pope Francis quotes several authors including Saint Augustine, William Shakespeare and Manuel Lozano Garrido. Come and see (John 1:39) are the first words of Jesus to his disciples. The apostle Philip also recommends Nathaniel to come and see (John 1:46). This invitation is the simplest method for all authentic human communications, going beyond hidden dangers such as a complacent attitude, empty rhetoric, misinformation, prejudices, hasty conclusions and deceptive appearances.
Like volunteers who helped in the aftermath of the Sewol ferry tragedy, open-minded people are willing to go and see those who are in desperate situations, to spend time with them, to listen to their stories, to console and heal the hurt.
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In his message for the 55th World Communications Day, Pope Francis says Jesus’ invitation to “Come and see” is the way by which the Christian faith is communicated. It will be held this year, in many countries, on May 16, Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord.
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
The invitation to come and see , which was part of those first moving encounters of Jesus with the disciples, is also the method for all authentic human communication. In order to tell the truth of life that becomes history (cf.
Message for the 54
th World Communications Day, 24 January 2020), it is necessary to move beyond the complacent attitude that we already know certain things. Instead, we need to go and see them for ourselves, to spend time with people, to listen to their stories and to confront reality, which always in some way surprises us. Open your eyes with wonder to what you see, let your hands touch the freshness and vitality of things, so t
Pope Francis issued a new warning about misinformation on Saturday, weeks after he was the subject of a viral “fake news” story.
Writing in his World Communications Day message, released on Jan. 23, the pope said that “the risk of misinformation being spread on social media” was now widely recognised.
“We have known for some time that news and even images can be easily manipulated, for any number of reasons, at times simply for sheer narcissism,” he wrote.
“Being critical in this regard is not about demonising the internet, but is rather an incentive to greater discernment and responsibility for contents both sent and received.”