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            Pornography and violence are today’s prevalent issues of morality in the world.  It corrupts individual’s inclination to attain moral perfection.  It also threatens not only the individuals’ capacity to interact with others, but also the individuals understanding on chastity and modesty.  Today, the Church is alarmed on these prevalent issues which destroy the right disposition of communications media for the people today, most especially the youth including the children.  It is like an incurable disease that contaminates the young people’s curiosity on sex which must be understood as a sacred gift from God.  The Church pays close attention on the increasing number of media industries working and producing pornography and violence for profit in the realm of the communications media.  In answer for this dilemma that the Church is facing right now, the Pontifical Council for Social Communications publishes a Pastoral Response on “Pornography and Violence in the Communications Media” which had a special concern to the worsening condition of the communications media in the world, i.e. the emerging threats of pornography and violence on the dignity of the human person.

            In reading and reflecting the text, I was also alarmed on what pornography and violence could possibly do to a person when he/she is exposed to it.  Thus, according to the text, pornography and violence could bring about confusion, high risk of immorality, high risk of uncontrollable curiosities, sexual promiscuity, pervertness, licentiousness and wantonness to a person who is being exposed on it.  I also realized that the Church is challenged on the rapid expansion of pornography and violence in the communications media which seeks to destroy the sacredness of the body as the temple of the Holy Spirit.  Thus, a Pastoral Response on “Pornography and Violence in the Communications Media” is the synthesis of the Church’s effort to sustain the dignity of the person which is being endangered by the alarming risk of pornography and violence in the communications media without compromising the development of the society.  Reading and reflecting it, I was challenged on the indications that the Church had written on the pastoral response centralizes on what must the people do in order to keep the youth and the children from the viral diseases brought about by pornography and violence.

            “Prevention is better than cure.” This is the Church’s propaganda to each and every one of us which must be aware of regarding the dilemma that the Church is facing as of today.  It made to my self clear that the Church is keeping on reminding each and everyone of us the importance of dignity for our lives, rather than inducing our attention to pornography and violence which leads us to licentiousness and wantonness.  “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Rom. 12:21).

 

 

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