Comments on: Catholic Priests Encouraged to Blog by the Pope http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2010/01/27/catholic-priests-encouraged-to-blog-by-the-pope/ Weblog of Wesley Fryer Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peter Slattery » Blog Archive » The net again and censorship again http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2010/01/27/catholic-priests-encouraged-to-blog-by-the-pope/comment-page-1/#comment-124859 Peter Slattery » Blog Archive » The net again and censorship again Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:34:02 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2010/01/27/catholic-priests-encouraged-to-blog-by-the-pope/#comment-124859 [...] genesis of this problem does not lie with Facebook or social media more generally. As I stated in Wednesday’s post about the Pope encouraging priests to blog, in many cases “transparency is instructive and helpful, rather than undesirable.” That is the [...] [...] genesis of this problem does not lie with Facebook or social media more generally. As I stated in Wednesday’s post about the Pope encouraging priests to blog, in many cases “transparency is instructive and helpful, rather than undesirable.” That is the [...]

]]> By: Wesley Fryer http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2010/01/27/catholic-priests-encouraged-to-blog-by-the-pope/comment-page-1/#comment-124790 Wesley Fryer Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:42:48 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2010/01/27/catholic-priests-encouraged-to-blog-by-the-pope/#comment-124790 Well, I don't think the Pope was thinking about "deconstructing hierarchies" when he suggested priests need to blog. The empowering nature of social media is a key characteristic of it, however, as you point out. Social media certainly does offer the potential for traditional power relationships to be challenged and, over time, to change. I'm mainly hopeful about the transparency aspect, which you highlight Steve. The point about time is critical to acknowledge too, however. That NPR article includes some quotations from very overworked priests who don't have any time to add virtual activities to their list of duties. That is, as you say, very similar to how many teachers feel. Blogging isn't for everyone. But it should be available to everyone, and I think it's good we have an authority figure like the Pope acknowledging that to be relevant in today's world, we need to increasingly participate in digital as well as face-to-face conversations. Well, I don’t think the Pope was thinking about “deconstructing hierarchies” when he suggested priests need to blog. The empowering nature of social media is a key characteristic of it, however, as you point out. Social media certainly does offer the potential for traditional power relationships to be challenged and, over time, to change.

I’m mainly hopeful about the transparency aspect, which you highlight Steve. The point about time is critical to acknowledge too, however. That NPR article includes some quotations from very overworked priests who don’t have any time to add virtual activities to their list of duties. That is, as you say, very similar to how many teachers feel.

Blogging isn’t for everyone. But it should be available to everyone, and I think it’s good we have an authority figure like the Pope acknowledging that to be relevant in today’s world, we need to increasingly participate in digital as well as face-to-face conversations.

]]> By: umbahli http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2010/01/27/catholic-priests-encouraged-to-blog-by-the-pope/comment-page-1/#comment-124788 umbahli Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:02:35 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2010/01/27/catholic-priests-encouraged-to-blog-by-the-pope/#comment-124788 I'm all for it! Hearing a sermon in church seems to entail more of a power relationship. Reading a blog puts the reader in the driver's seat to determine what they want to read or reread or skip! I'm all for deconstructing hierarchies and providing access to ideas in an equitable arena! I’m all for it! Hearing a sermon in church seems to entail more of a power relationship. Reading a blog puts the reader in the driver’s seat to determine what they want to read or reread or skip! I’m all for deconstructing hierarchies and providing access to ideas in an equitable arena!

]]> By: Steve Ransom http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2010/01/27/catholic-priests-encouraged-to-blog-by-the-pope/comment-page-1/#comment-124742 Steve Ransom Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:23:14 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2010/01/27/catholic-priests-encouraged-to-blog-by-the-pope/#comment-124742 Absolutely. And if people (students) live in cyberspace, then the ______________ (schools, teachers, people of influence,...) ought to be in cyberspace... in meaningful ways, of course. In addition, when there's a lack of "meaningfulness" or transparency in what is made public online, then one may question what is going on off-line. I don't think that can always be applied, though, as having an online presence takes additional time - time that many teachers don't have in their day. However, this may be partly due to the fact that their online world is merely an "addition" to their analog world and not an integral part of it (integration vs. integral). Absolutely. And if people (students) live in cyberspace, then the ______________ (schools, teachers, people of influence,…) ought to be in cyberspace… in meaningful ways, of course. In addition, when there’s a lack of “meaningfulness” or transparency in what is made public online, then one may question what is going on off-line. I don’t think that can always be applied, though, as having an online presence takes additional time – time that many teachers don’t have in their day. However, this may be partly due to the fact that their online world is merely an “addition” to their analog world and not an integral part of it (integration vs. integral).

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