"Any trend to produce programs and products - including animated movies and video games - which in the name of entertainment exalt violence and portray anti-social behaviour or the trivilization of human sexuality is a perversion, all the more repulsive when these programs are directed at children and adolescents
I appeal to the leaders of the media industry to educated and encourage producers to safeguard the common good, to uphold the truth, to protect individual human dignity and promote respect for the needs of the family.
Anyone want to guess how many video games Pope Benedict XVI played while growing up? Our guess: none. The Pope went on to suggest that children should be encouraged to enjoy classic literature, fine arts and "uplifting music".
We are sure, at some point in time, classic literature, fine arts and many forms of music were also condemned as hurtful, hateful and pervasive.
A few of us may find it odd that video games are being condemned for their "virtual" violence while so many religions (including Christianity) have fought to recapture "holy lands" from foreign rule (see: Crusades).
There are many things wrong with the world today which may not always come down to the root cause of "video games." Perhaps we should spent a little more time with the core of the problem?
source: http://www.mcvuk.com
Thanks to phalanx13 for writing us in about the news.
