"It is never too early to be involved in the media, not just as users but also as participants". This was said by mgr. John Patrick Foley, president of the Papal Council of Social Communication, as he spoke at a meeting about "Information and protection of children’s rights", held in Messina yesterday. "Many contents provided by the media especially on the Internet, TV and movies can contribute to corruption, instead of a healthy development", warned the president of the Papal Ministry, according to whom "the media have a duty to tell the truth, and only the truth". "You have a right to ask this of the media", said Foley to the young: "You have a right to your dignity. The media have a duty to treat you with respect, and you have a right to ask this. They should never try to take advantage of you, to offer you temptation instead of healthy intellectual and spiritual nourishment". "You have the right to ask the media for what it takes to protect the common good", went on Foley: "The right to ask for justice, to fight violence, to condemn corruption" through "media professionals that have the highest ideals and the best possible training", he concluded.
