What is Faith-based Digital Citizenship?

Why is it important?

How can I take what I learn in this course and apply it to my life?

Take a moment to read the introduction to this course. If you do not see a Sway Interactive digital book below, click the link, Samaritans on the Digital Road. 

Watch the video below to learn more about the Pope's views on the Internet and the possibilities it offers for bringing us closer together globally.

Pope Francis 48th World Communications Day Message

Below are key components from his message that connect to Digital Citizenship.

"In a world like this, media can help us to feel closer to one another, creating a sense of the unity of the human family which can in turn inspire solidarity and serious efforts to ensure a more dignified life for all.  Good communication helps us to grow closer, to know one another better, and ultimately, to grow in unity.  The walls which divide us can be broken down only if we are prepared to listen and learn from one another.  We need to resolve our differences through forms of dialogue which help us grow in understanding and mutual respect.  A culture of encounter demands that we be ready not only to give, but also to receive.  Media can help us greatly in this, especially nowadays, when the networks of human communication have made unprecedented advances.  The internet, in particular, offers immense possibilities for encounter and solidarity.  This is something truly good, a gift from God."

Pope Francis goes on to say,

"How can we be 'neighbourly' in our use of the communications media and in the new environment created by digital technology?  I find an answer in the parable of the Good Samaritan, which is also a parable about communication.  Those who communicate, in effect, become neighbours.  The Good Samaritan not only draws nearer to the man he finds half dead on the side of the road; he takes responsibility for him.  Jesus shifts our understanding: it is not just about seeing the other as someone like myself, but of the ability to make myself like the other.  Communication is really about realizing that we are all human beings, children of God.  I like seeing this power of communication as 'neighbourliness'."

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