You may not be aware, but one of the events occurring at the Vatican these recent days has been an invitation only meeting of Catholic bloggers from all over the world, sponsored by the pontifical councils for culture and social communications.
Actually, the councils accepted requests to attend, then drew names of the 150 participants once the requests were divided according to geography, language and whether the blog was personal or institutional. The meeting was aimed at acknowledging the role blogs play in modern communications and to start a dialogue between Catholic bloggers and the Vatican.
Fr. Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman,said, “Bloggers are important” for forming and informing church members, but anyone who influences what Catholics think must recognize the responsibility that brings with it.” He warned of the danger of bloggers getting hung up on self-centeredness and “ego.”
The Catholic News Service’s report on this can be read at: www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1101744.htm
