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Your
Family and Cyberspace
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Statement of the U.S. Catholic Bishops
Families should pursue Internet literacy, the U.S. bishops declared in the statement "Your Family and Cyberspace," which they passed unanimously June 16, 2000, during their Spring meeting in Milwaukee. The document is a response to people's concerns about obscene and hate-filled material on the Internet and also about Web sites which claim to be "Catholic" in nature but may not be.
The document notes Internet benefits but cites concerns such as the easy access it provides children to pornography or other potentially damaging information such as hate messages and information on getting and using weapons.
The full text of the document can be found on the National Conference of Catholic Bishops/United States Catholic Conference Website.
"A
Catholic school is often attentive to issues having to do
with educational methods, and this can be a great service
both to civil society and to the Church." The Religious
Dimension of Education in a Catholic School, #62, The
Congregation for Catholic Education, Rome, 1988