Pope warns against being ‘too attached to the computer’

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We are reading this statement on the internet. How ironic.🤷
 
Ironically too, I would never hear anything the Pope has said if it weren’t for reading it on the Internet.
 
Thanks to the internet I can prepare for RICA, prepare for the liturgy, download prayers and mentally spar with the fine people of Catholic Answers. If anybody wants my computer, they have to pry it from my cold dead hands.:nunchuk:
 
Well, I think what he meant was not to let your life revolve around a computer or let it become your social outlet. The Pope probably didn’t have very much time to spend watching TV; I don’t suppose many priest do.
 
My ex-mother in law refuses to have a computer in her home, she used to tell us she believed this made it too easy for the enemy to gain entrance into her home…in a way, I think she may be right, Satan loves to trick and fool us, what better way than to use something that seems so benign and SOOO very popular among just about everyone?! Its almost the perfect ‘tool’ for him.

Satan is not going to use something that seems evil, or scary, to fool us, he is going to use something everyone likes, and thinks is harmless, keep in mind, he is MUCH more intelligent than we are, then there is the future, if we keep heading in the same direction, its only a matter of time before computer chips are implanted, its already been done actually in a few people, again, what a better tool to use…something that is so popular and seems so benign LOL
 
“There are two different elements here: method and content,” he said, according to Vatican Radio. “Regarding the method or way of doing things, there is one that is bad for the soul, and that is being too attached to the computer.”

He went on to rail against online “filth” including pornography and “programs that are empty, devoid of values.”

:o I recognise the ‘method’ failing in myself. I don’t do all the facebook/twitter things but I do spend a lot of time reading this site and getting over involved. Pope Francis is like a universal spiritual director pointing out the ordinary everyday potholes in our faith journey. I love him so much.
 
No doubt our Holy Father is correct. We should heed the warning. Prove it to ourselves by limiting online use to just the weekends for a month and see the difference in our souls.
 
I use a computer quite a bit. I did take classes in it and it’s nice having the option of shopping online, doing banking, taxes, etc.

Computers are OK, but like many people I know, I’m not too fond of the fact that they keep changing things so you will have to constantly update it.

I also encountered a scam online which could have ended in disaster, but I caught it in time. These crooks try to wear you down. I just wanted to get rid of them and they kept pestering me. It’s a long story, but suffice it to say it ended well. I got rid of them for good. I understand that the devil can make computers his instruments, like a Ouija board. We never know who might try to pop up. But the day will probably come when I won’t be able to afford to replace it or pay the internet charges every month. I can or may have to learn to live without it.
 
The internet is a useful, even essential, tool these days. But it can be abused, such as for downloading pornography or wasting hours on useless activities on facebook and wikipedia.

So it’s a double edged sword.

Temperance and prudence should be applied I guess.
 
Antegin said:
Thanks to the internet I can prepare for RICA, prepare for the liturgy, download prayers and mentally spar with the fine people of Catholic Answers. If anybody wants my computer, they have to pry it from my cold dead hands.:nunchuk:
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Same here: Someone will have to fight with me to get it from me

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Orthodox Jews are also divided on whether or not its member should use computers.
 
Arizona_Fat_Gir said:
I use a computer quite a bit. I did take classes in it and it’s nice having the option of shopping online, doing banking, taxes, etc.

Computers are OK, but like many people I know, I’m not too fond of the fact that they keep changing things so you will have to constantly update it.

I also encountered a scam online which could have ended in disaster, but I caught it in time. These crooks try to wear you down. I just wanted to get rid of them and they kept pestering me. It’s a long story, but suffice it to say it ended well. I got rid of them for good. I understand that the devil can make computers his instruments, like a Ouija board. We never know who might try to pop up. But the day will probably come when I won’t be able to afford to replace it or pay the internet charges every month. I can or may have to learn to live without it.
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I find it kind of odd there is even a charge to go online anymore… I would not be surprised if sometime in the near future, someone comes along and offers to give the world completely free internet, anywhere in the world, at anytime.
 
Yes, I really love having access to the Internet. There is just so much information available. But I do from time to time waste too much time at the computer. I don’t do Facebook (I try, but so much of it is so painfully silly) or Twitter, just Internet. Computer time can very easily cut into your time spent pursuing healthier, more productive things - even just walking, reading or playing with the cats, for that matter. (i.e., most things are a step up) I think if you are spending more than 2 hours a day regularly - see a doctor. Too much internet/social media makes people weird, self-obsessed, anxious and socially awkward - and extremely unhappy. Avoid it at all costs. 🙂 Like everything in life - it is good and bad - up to us to handle with temperance.
 
Pope F is right. I waste time on the internet, to excess sometimes.

Was watching the NBA Finals (on TV, sorry) and they showed the fans with court side seats all on their phones … $1000+ tix and they are on their phones!
 
Mary_Estelle said:
Well, I think what he meant was not to let your life revolve around a computer or let it become your social outlet. The Pope probably didn’t have very much time to spend watching TV; I don’t suppose many priest do.
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However, for certain home-bound people, it may be one of their few social outlets.
 
meltzerboy said:
AFAIK, only certain Hasidic sects are opposed to, even forbid, computer use. Most embrace modern technology.
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To be more specific, it was the Internet that was controversial, not the computer per se.
 
Attention span is the amount of concentrated time on a task without becoming distracted. Most educators and psychologists agree that the ability to focus attention on a task is crucial for the achievement of one’s goals. It’s no surprise attention spans have been decreasing over the past decade with the increase in external stimulation.

The average attention span in 2015 - 8.25 seconds
The average attention span in 2000 - 12 seconds
The average attention span of a gold fish - 9 seconds
Percent of teens who forget major details of close friends and relatives - 25%
Percent of people who forget their own birthdays from time to time - 7%
Average number of times per hour an office worker checks their email inbox - 30
Average length watched of a single internet video - 2.7 minutes
 
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