V. The Use of the Social Communications Media

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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“Civil
authorities have particular responsibilities in this field because of the
common good…. It is for the civil authority … to defend and safeguard a
true and just freedom of information.”²⁸⁷ By promulgating laws and
overseeing their application, public authorities should ensure that “public
morality and social progress are not gravely endangered” through misuse of
the media.²⁸⁸ Civil authorities should punish any violation of the
rights of individuals to their reputation and privacy. They should give timely
and reliable reports concerning the general good or respond to the well-founded
concerns of the people. Nothing can justify recourse to disinformation for
manipulating public opinion through the media. Interventions by public
authority should avoid injuring the freedom of individuals or groups.

PART THREE: LIFE IN CHRIST

SECTION TWO THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
- CHAPTER TWO YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF
  - Article 8 THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT
    - V. The Use of the Social Communications Media

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team