From remarks made to US Bishops
"What does it mean to speak of child protection when pornography and violence can be viewed in so many homes through media widely available today? We need to reassess urgently the values underpinning society, so that a sound moral formation can be offered to young people and adults alike. All have a part to play in this task – not only parents, religious leaders, teachers and catechists, but the media and entertainment industries as well. Indeed, every member of society can contribute to this moral renewal and benefit from it. Truly caring about young people and the future of our civilization means recognizing our responsibility to promote and live by the authentic moral values which alone enable the human person to flourish. It falls to you, as pastors modeled upon Christ, the Good Shepherd, to proclaim this message loud and clear, and thus to address the sin of abuse within the wider context of sexual mores."
Let us pray in thanksgiving that bishops such as Archbishop Naumann in Kansas City, Kansas (http://myhouse.archkck.org/) and Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City-St. Joe (http://www.diocese-kcsj.org/Bishop-Finn/pastoral-07.htm) have stepped forward to answer the Holy Father's call to speak out against pornography and against a culture of sexual mores. Let us pray with the Holy Father that those who produce material that injures the moral formation of young people will repent and be converted to purity, truth and goodness. Let us all care for the young people by doing everything we can to look upon one another the way God looks upon us, and do everything we can to avoid the objectification of the human body.
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