Kirchliche Kommunikation der Zukunft

Abstract

Wissenschaftlich fundierte Vorhersagen lassen sich schwer machen, vor allem, wenn es sich um Dinge von allgemeiner und umfassender Tragweite handelt, die gleichzeitig vom Verlauf der Geschichte, vom technischen Fortschritt, von der kulturellen Entwicklung, der menschlichen Freiheit und den unerforschlichen Ratschlüssen Gottes abhängen. Wird es ein Jahr 2000 geben? Wir können das nicht mit Sicherheit sagen. Der Planet Erde, ein Staubkorn im unendlichen Weltall, ist sehr vielen mutmaßlichen oder noch unbekannten Gefahren ausgesetzt. Die Offenbarung sagt, daß das Ende "wie ein Dieb" kommen wird, wenn wir es am wenigsten erwarten. (...)

English

Technical developments in Communications will continue in the year 2000. The time taken up by communications will be between a third and a quarter of human life. There will be the growing desire to participate in the riches of the past as well as in those of men of all races and all times. Social Communications will be a decisive part of daily life. Therefore discussions on ideologies and politics will occupy a !arger part in the life of the individual than formerly. Just as in the past armies and guns have been instruments for certain purposes, communications media will then replace them. lt is here that the Church has to defend the real freedom of both communicator and recipient. The Church will have to give a clear view of the dignity and meaning of human life. The communications explosion also creates pollution in human society. Here the promotion of the Christian conscience has to become the filter for unpolluted communications. But the Church also has to contribute towards human creativity. She must help the different communication techniques to foster
the creativity of man and of human society. The mystery of the Incarnation has to be
realized in the language of modern communications media in a way that is  understandable, effective and true.