The digital environment presents a challenge to the Church on various levels; it is essential, therefore, to deepen knowledge of its dynamics and its range of possibilities from the anthropological and ethical point of view. This requires not only entering into it and promoting its communicative potential with a view to the Christian proclamation, but also giving a Gospel flavour to its culture and its dynamics. Some initiatives along these lines are already under way and should be encouraged, deepened and shared. The priority that many give to the image as a communicative vehicle cannot fail to raise questions about ways of transmitting a faith that is based on hearing God’s Word and reading the Sacred Scripture. Young Christians, who like their contemporaries are digital natives, find here an authentic mission, in which some are already engaged. What is more, they are the same young people who ask to be accompanied in a discernment about mature life-patterns in today’s highly digitalized environment, to help them seize the opportunities while avoiding the risks.
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