Benedict exalted virtue of silence

Pope Benedict XVI extolled the virtues of silence in a strident world. In his annual message on communications released Tuesday, the Pontiff said that a bit of silence is for people to learn to listen more and communicate better by giving more time to think about what you hear and what he says.

In a world awash with e-mails, tuits and 24 hours, that precious time informative for thought enriches the world, he added.

Mode of expression
"joy, anxiety and suffering may be passed in silence;" "incidentally gives them a particularly powerful mode of expression", said in his written message. In recent years, Pope Benedict XVI took his annual message on communications to comment on the media contact social.

Has urged priests to occur in blogs and Catholics who spread the faith in Facebook and other social networks to respect to the u000aneighbor.

This year, he turned his attention on the need to log out occasionally in the information overload for the reflection.

He proposed a balance between the silence, the words, images and sounds.

"To remain silent, we allow the caller to speak, to express himself and avoid being prisoners of our own words and ideas without subjecting them to a suitable test" said.

Noticed that sometimes the most authentic communication occurs in silence "between lovers: gestures, facial expressions and body language as signs that are manifested one another".

His support to the technology
Benedict XVI expressed his support for the sites of the internet, applications and social networks to help man to live moments of reflection and find spaces for silence, times of prayer, meditation and sharing the word of God. The pontiff was in favor of the u000amessage brief, pointing out that thoughts deep, not more extensive than a verse can be biblical.

Also stressed in his message in different religious traditions, solitude and silence are privileged spaces for helping people to reconnect with themselves and with the truth that gives meaning to everything. The world day of social communications was created by the Church 465 years ago to reflect the influence of the media in the world today.

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