As Catholics World over observed the World Mission Sunday as the climax for the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October, the Archbishop of Lilongwe Most Rev. Tarcizio Ziyaye has called on media institutions in the country and all Christians to use information technologies responsibly amid rising cases of fake news that fun violence and fear.<\/p>\n
The Archbishop who celebrated the Mission Sunday at the Poor Claires Monastery in Lilongwe has challenged Christians to be the first in spreading messages that instil hope in people.<\/p>\n
\u201cTechnological advancement is good. It is essential as it signifies God\u2019s profound wisdom through us human beings but there is need to filter what we get and share, and to determine the positive ways of using them, more especially for the evangelization and spreading the Gospel,\u201d\u00a0said the Archbishop.<\/p>\n
He noted that there are some people who are abusing technology; that instead of using it to deepen their spirituality, they are engulfed in immoral practices.<\/p>\n
He challenged the media institutions to use modern technologies for writing stories that will transform people\u2019s lives socially and spiritually.<\/p>\n
Most Rev. Ziyaye cited an example of spreading messages on homosexuality which he said only succeed in destroying the sanctity of matrimony.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur role after receiving the Sacrament of Baptism is to be missionaries. As Christians, we should uphold the Gospel values in whatever we do, even when we are using the modern technological gadgets,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s World Mission Sunday being a Special Mission Sunday for evangelization, Archbishop Ziyaye said, must act as a reminder to all Christians to spread the Good news by using the modern technology but responsibly.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur own life should be preaching. It should be a kind of a homily so that people can see our good works, that we uphold Christian values in whatever we do \u2013 values such as love, charity, reconciliation and unity,\u201d advised the Archbishop.<\/p>\n
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