Posted on 05/25/2021 6:50:29 PM PDT by marshmallow
Critics slam Francis for feeding media globalism instead of gospel
VATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) - Pope Francis has challenged Vatican media outlets to demonstrate their effectiveness in reaching people with the gospel of Jesus Christ, following last month's drastic cost-cutting measures that slashed cardinals' salaries by 10%.
On his tour of the Dicastery for Communications Monday, the pontiff visited the offices of the Vatican's daily newspaper L'Osservatore Romano and Vatican Radio, where he engaged in an impromptu conversation on air with the director and chief editor of the radio station.
"There are many reasons to be concerned about the radio, about L'Osservatore Romano — but one that touches my heart: How many people listen to [Vatican] radio, and how many read L'Osservatore Romano?" Francis asked.
"Ask yourself this question every day: how many people do we reach? How many people get the message of Jesus through L'Osservatore Romano? This is very important, very important!" the pope reiterated.
Francis to Media: Is This Working?
Speaking to the editors of the Vatican newspaper, Francis doled out a backhanded compliment praising the "well organized building" and "the unity of the work" but asking if "this large and complicated system works."
The Holy Father urged:
The important thing is that all this beauty, all this organization works. To function is to go ahead. The great enemy of functioning well is functionalism. Functionalism is lethal. It puts an institution to sleep and kills it.
Be careful not to fall into this trap: it doesn't matter how many places there are, whether the studio is beautiful or not. What matters is that it works, that it is functional, and not a victim of functionalism.
Take risks and don't go asking for permission, permission, permission, as this paralyzes. Understand? Go ahead and be brave.
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Cionci noted:
In some live shows, his Traditional Latin Mass and his catechesis easily surpasses the number of live viewers watching Pope Francis' Masses on Vatican News.
It is evident that the lack of audience ratings by the Vatican media does not depend on the skill of the journalists, just as the dizzying decline in vocations does not depend on the efficiency of those running the seminaries.
Pathetic human garbage posing as a man of God.
Maybe he should start a twitter war with Rand Paul to boost his ratings.
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