Faith presentations reflect quality of message, says Vatican official

Published: 2006-01-20

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- If Catholics do not believe their public presentations of the faith deserve the best of their time and talent, the world will think their message is unworthy of belief, said the head of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. "We can give God a bad name," U.S. Archbishop John P. Foley told participants in a Jan. 20 meeting to plan a World Congress on Catholic TV. "Unfortunately, when our efforts are viewed as poor or amateurish, what we believe is sometimes viewed as poor and amateurish." The congress is scheduled for October in Madrid, Spain. Archbishop Foley told participants in the planning meeting that the congress is important because there are many Catholic television initiatives taking place around the world, but better coordination and cooperation are needed.

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