Re: [ga] On the Day of the Pope's Funeral...

["Roberto Gaetano" <ploki_xyz@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

IMHO, the point Richard was making was little related to religion and much 
related to communications. Regardless our opinion about the position of JPII 
on different issues, it cannot be denied (IMHO) that an official position of 
a head of state on communications and technology is worthed a post on this 
list.
To pick on that single line in a one page message is really deviating from 
the point.
Regards,
Roberto

> From: rbhauptman@xxxxxxx
> To: richardhenderson@xxxxxxxxxxxx, ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ga] On the Day of the Pope's Funeral...
> Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 13:49:57 -0400
>
> 'Yours in Jesus Christ' on an ICANN list?
>
> That is really a mis-use of this forum.
>
> You really don't want me to send messages to this List mentioning the 
> Pope's unbearable homophobia, illbegotten denial of a woman's Right to 
> Choose, and other reactionary and rightwing beliefs now do you?
>
> Those discussions are better left elsewhere.
>
> Rick Hauptman
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Henderson <richardhenderson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: General Assembly of the DNSO <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 16:52:49 +0100
> Subject: [ga] On the Day of the Pope's Funeral...
>
>
> Apostolic Letter from Pope John Paul II sent on 24th January 2005 "to those 
> responsible for communications":
> http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_20050124_il-rapido-sviluppo_en.html
>
> "I would like to recall our attention to the subject of media access, and 
> of co-responsible participation in their administration. If the 
> communications media are a good destined for all humanity, then ever-new 
> means must be found â?? including recourse to opportune legislative 
> measures â?? to make possible a true participation in their management by 
> all. The culture of co-responsibility must be nurtured.
>
> "Finally, there cannot be forgotten the great possibilities of mass media 
> in promoting dialogue, becoming vehicles for reciprocal knowledge, of 
> solidarity and of peace. They become a powerful resource for good if used 
> to foster understanding between peoples; a destructive â??weaponâ?? if used 
> to foster injustice and conflicts....
>
> "The great challenge of our time for believers and for all people of good 
> will is that of maintaining truthful and free communication which will help 
> consolidate integral progress in the world. Everyone should know how to 
> foster an attentive discernment and constant vigilance, developing a 
> healthy critical capacity regarding the persuasive force of the 
> communications media.
>
> "To those working in communication, especially to believers involved in 
> this important field of society, I extend the invitation which, from the 
> beginning of my ministry as Pastor of the Universal Church, I have wished 
> to express to the entire world â??Do not be afraid!"
>
> "Do not be afraid of new technologies! These rank â??among the marvelous 
> thingsâ?? â?? inter mirifica â?? which God has placed at our disposal to 
> discover, to use and to make known the truth, also the truth about our 
> dignity and about our destiny as his children, heirs of his eternal 
> kingdom.
>
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>
> I don't ask members of the list to acknowledge the Pope's religious 
> beliefs, or indeed to endorse any religious belief at all. However, I find 
> these words worthy of reflection, particularly with reference to ICANN's 
> mission:
>
> The Media: "co-responsible participation in their administration".
>
> "If the communications media are a good destined for all humanity, then 
> ever-new means must be found â?? including recourse to opportune 
> legislative measures â?? to make possible a true participation in their 
> management by all. The culture of co-responsibility must be nurtured."
>
> A true participation in the media's management *by all* ...
>
> That sounds like the case for the At Large, and its restoration to the 
> ICANN Board?
>
>
> Yrs, in Jesus Christ, and with respect to other faiths, and those with 
> none,
>
> Richard H