” “"The attention of the Church for the media and that of the media for the Church are growing in Europe. Many initiatives have been deployed by the Bishops Conferences and by their media, TVs, radios, newspapers, press agencies and websites. However, more often than not, the Church is slandered or defamed" by the media. This is stated by the final release of the plenary assembly of the Presidents of the European Bishops Conferences (Ccee), which took place in Esztergom, Hungary, from 30 September to 3 October, about the relation between the Church and the media. The Bishops spoke of a relation that "can be difficult sometimes" and decided "to strengthen the network of Bishops Conferences in the sharing of resources and in the training of lay people who are mature in their faith. More needs to be done states the release for the new media, especially the Internet and digital TV". "The Church is actually in charge "of finding ever-new ways for evangelisation"; therefore, state the bishops, "even if we cannot convey all the wealth of the content of our faith, we have to find the right ways to effectively use" the media. To do this, they decided to set up "an expert committee to discuss the best ways to connect the Bishops Conferences between them and how to share their resources". (continued)” “
