Bravo, Pope Benedict! God bless you. Keep speaking the truth.

Diane McManus, Cordova,

God Bless Pope Benedict XVI!!! i can't even sit down with my children to watch a "family movie" on TV without companies using commercials to sell their products by using sex. i am over it, something has to be done. and people wonder why the world is the way it is. Geesh People get a clue, and quit shoving your pro-choice, pro homosexually down me and my families throat!

suzy , Indianapolis, USA/indiana

It makes me laugh when the Pope gets on his high horse about morals. Where were the Church's morals during the Spanish Inquisition? Where were their morals during World War 2 when they (at the behest of the Pope) collaborated with the Axis powers? Where were their morals during the countless revelations of widespread paedophillia and child abuse amongst Catholic clergy? The Catholic Church is undoubtedly one of, if not THE, world leaders in creating human misery and suffering and he wants to preach to us about morals?

J Roberts, Manchester, UK

You know the old adage, "If it bleeds, it leads". If readers didn't buy more papers or watch more news when such stories were featured, this insatiable blood lust of the media would have been stemmed long ago.
There is also a clear bias toward sexual license in the media, and if we would only give our business to the media who do not reject Judeo-Christian morality we could have a say in what is produced. That's why I get my news from the Internet, it's the best place to choose decent sources of information.

Leticia Velasquez, Long Island, USA, New York

The media does have an agenda. They present the prochoice and prohomosexual view point in an effort to sway readers to embrace their ideas.

David Shaw (who is prochoice) wrote a series of articles in the LA Times in July of 1990 on the bias of the media in reporting the abortion issue, for example.

Also, prohomosexual TV show's producer admitted to trying to sway people to that view point.

What is needed, is a turning to Christ, who is the Way, the Truth and the Light. We must preach the Gospel as Jesus commanded.

Bob Brady, Fort Walton Beach, USA/FL

Viva il Papa! A voice of reason in a world gone mad.

Robert, Washington DC, USA

What sanctimonious rubbish! Perhaps the Pope wants the media to be gagged so that it will not report on issues such as the misdemeanours of priests and the millions dying of AIDS in Africa because the Pope says they cannot use contraception. Let's sweep all that under the carpet, shall we?

Martin, Burnley, UK

Like all totalitarians, the Pope is constantly criticising "the media" for not doing what he wants it to do. But if the Vatican continues to behave like a political ideology rather than a church, then it must expect criticism. And the media must be left free from all pressure to report in ways that vested interestsd want it to report.

We may not like what we read, but nobody is forcing you to buy a newspaper or watch the television news.

In this instance - as in so many others - the infallible Pope is completely wrong.

Martin Henderson, London, UK

Yes, long live Pope Benedict XVI. His message is very timely, especially with the increasing, emboldened attacks against Christianity, and even more reprehensibly, against the very person of Jesus Christ. The media should be used to bring us closer to God. I wish "The Passion of the Christ" would play again in theaters this Lent. What an awesome experience that was.

Mary Reich, Northridge, CA

The media have done great harm with their continualdown grading of the good and the aplauding of immorality and mahem. they should remember they too will be judged.
Marie, Australia

marie willis, ganmain, australia

I agree with Alan, germany.
For once I too agree with the pope.
The media especially T.V have much to answer for.
Shootings, blood, violence, vampires, immorality, and foul language is what they think most of us enjoy. No wonder children grow up with no sense of respect, and a weired notion of what is right.
I would like to see other Church leaders follow his example,

Mrs Margaret Elward, Bridgend, Glam

Long live Pope Benedict XVI. The ESPN Anchorwoman, Jacobsen, who blashemed with the use of Jesus' name immeditaely comes to mind as an example of the need for a new "info-ethics." The "managed news media" is losing credibility in many minds.

Andrew Cole, Burlington, Kentucky

I'm not sure quite what the Pope is referring to when he attacks the media. But if he is referring to the unspeakable diet of murder, crime and violence that we are presented with every day, then for once - just for once - I agree with him.
What is it that makes the media wish to pay so much attention to killing and hurting? Do they think we're all sadistic voyeurs?
Maybe I'm a softie, but I simply cannot look at about seventy percent of television.

alan, germany,