Vatican Plans New Tv Network

[Budge]

[quote]Vatican plans new TV network

By Eric J. Lyman

ROME (Hollywood Reporter) - Days after Pope Benedict XVI criticised the media for its "destructive" influence, the Vatican on Monday announced plans to launch its first television network by the end of the year.

H2O will broadcast news and original entertainment programming worldwide in seven languages, according to a statement. Additional details were sketchy.

Over the years, the Vatican has been quick to adopt new technologies in its efforts to communicate with the world's more than 1 billion Catholics. In 1996, the Vatican introduced its Web portal nearly three years before the Italian state unveiled its own Web site. And it has embraced digital and satellite technology.

In a speech to the Vatican's communications department last Friday, the Pope called on the media to promote family values, human dignity and the common good.

"Undoubtedly, much of great benefit to civilisation is contributed by the various components of the mass media," he said. "On the other hand, it is also readily apparent that much of what is transmitted in various forms to the homes of millions of families around the world is destructive."[/quote]

Edited March 16, 2007 by Budge

[theculturewarrior]

If only there was one protestant station. :

Edited March 16, 2007 by theculturewarrior

[KnightofChrist]

Budge is just upset cuz she dont have a TV show...

[jeffpugh]

I think her subtitle was 'isn't EWTN enough?' Maybe... but EWTN is not the Vatican, it is closely linked to the Vatican and has Vatican coverage, but it is mostly American programming with solid faith being taught.

[quote name='theculturewarrior' post='1214678' date='Mar 16 2007, 06:58 PM']If only there was one protestant station. :[/quote]

Smooth.

[cmotherofpirl]

Hurray! more Catholic TV!!!!!

[Knight of the Holy Rosary]

That's wonderful! We'll now have two [i]decent[/i] channels to watch!

[Jaime]

No

EWTN is not enough

[jeffpugh]

I think we could use at least 10 more Catholic TV stations... just enough so that people can't really avoid them.

[aalpha1989]

and it really isnt hypocritical for the vatican to start a new station days after criticizing the media....of COURSE they'll do whatever they can to make the media better! the best way to do that is to start being part of it. attacking it from the outside can never do too much....helping it to grow in holiness from the inside is the best way...

[Maggyie]

Asking if there can be too much Catholic TV is like saying, "Aren't the cute babies we have now enough? Don't we have enough sunshine as it is? Don't you think the world has enough chocolate?"

Nah.

[Fixxxer]

How about a [i]mexican[/i] catholic station

Edited March 17, 2007 by Fixxxer

[Knight of the Holy Rosary]

[quote]No

EWTN is not enough[/quote]

Not until we rule cable television with an iron fist.

[Proud2BCatholic139]

[quote name='theculturewarrior' post='1214678' date='Mar 16 2007, 05:58 PM']If only there was one protestant station. :[/quote]

There is, on SkyAngel. :

[KnightofChrist]

Theres also for peeps in Boston theres Boston Catholic TV

[Paladin]

I found out there's also one in Canada, Salt + Light Television. Started back in '03 with WYD.

Besides, EWTN isn't the official Vatican station or anything. It was started by a nun in Alabama, real small time stuff that just blessedly snowballed. The Vatican can make a TV station if it wants to, perhaps bring the Light of Christ to Italian national airwaves and beyond.

[jeffpugh]

Yeah I know about Salt + Light.. my cable company doesn't have it yet

[quote name='Proud2BCatholic139' post='1215189' date='Mar 17 2007, 08:50 PM']There is, on SkyAngel. :[/quote]

$10 Canadian says that it doesn't rep all of the prod churches... hahaha...

[ilovechrist]

as someone who got to be on the set for Life on the Rock two thursdays ago when they interviewed the president of our college,
i am all for new Catholic stations... particularly geared towards youth.

[Groo the Wanderer]

How 'bout a Catholic Music TV channel....run videos 24x7 by all the phatpeeps!

[Budge]

all I get is TBN...UGH...and EWTN, the all Mary all the time, watch instead of taking a sleeping pill station...{I watch it for research purposes on rare occasion}

Not much good CHristian TV around here. TBN always puts Way of the Master on in the middle of the night, the only decent show they got going.

Thank God for the internet, I can get some decent stuff that way....

[Maggyie]

[quote name='Budge' post='1216255' date='Mar 20 2007, 12:12 AM']all I get is TBN...UGH...and EWTN, the all Mary all the time, watch instead of taking a sleeping pill station...{I watch it for research purposes on rare occasion}

Not much good CHristian TV around here. TBN always puts Way of the Master on in the middle of the night, the only decent show they got going.

Thank God for the internet, I can get some decent stuff that way....[/quote]

Hey, it's not all Mary all the time, they do have the Mass on there quite a bit

I agree with you about TBN. Whenever I happen on their channel I always seem to get the program with shiny golden furniture in the background. At least they're trying.