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Blogging and the Church
Topic Started: Thursday, 14. February 2008, 16:05 (1,742 Views)
KatyA

It seems that Fr Blake has been obliged to rename his blog in order to make it clear that opinions expressed are his own
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The key line is this one "the diocese is liable if an individual is defamed in a parish blog". In other words: Priests who speak out are are their own.
Don't rock the boat!

James Preece
Fr Ray Blake's blog
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KatyA
Wednesday, 17. November 2010, 18:54
It seems that Fr Blake has been obliged to rename his blog in order to make it clear that opinions expressed are his own
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The key line is this one "the diocese is liable if an individual is defamed in a parish blog". In other words: Priests who speak out are are their own.
Don't rock the boat!

James Preece
Bishop Conroy did the right thing. As Chairman of Trustees of the Portsmouth Diocesan Trust he has legal responsibilities for all that happens with in his diocese, a registered charity of which the parish is a part. A blog described on its front page as the "online magazine" of the parish of St Mary Magdalene, Brighton, showing a photograph and a notice indicating it is written by the parish priest, appears to an official organ of a "branch" of the registered charity, written by the "manager". Unlike many clergy Bishop Conroy is aware that he has responsibilities under English Law. The Vatican is not the only outfit to weild authority over Catholic dioceses.

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SOMETIMES outspoken and often boasting thousands of readers, priests have a significant presence in the Catholic blogosphere.

Now, one of the best-known priest bloggers, Fr Ray Blake, has been asked to change the name of his blog by his bishop, Kieran Conry, to make it clear that it does not officially speak for the parish. Previously, Fr Blake described his blog as the "online magazine" of the parish of St Mary Magdalene, Brighton; now it is simply "Fr Ray Blake's blog".

Bishop Conry told us that the blog reflected Fr Blake's personal opinions and not that of the parish. "I asked him to change the name and he obliged," said the bishop. He explained that some parishioners had complained, but also that the diocese is liable if an individual is defamed in a parish blog
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KatyA

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The Vatican is hosting a meeting for bloggers, both to better understand what bloggers need, and to present media initiatives under way in the Church.

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Should be interesting
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Only 150 participants will be successful!
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Saturday, 9. April 2011, 16:02
Only 150 participants will be successful!
I bet most of them will be clergy.
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KatyA
Friday, 8. April 2011, 22:17
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The Vatican is hosting a meeting for bloggers, both to better understand what bloggers need, and to present media initiatives under way in the Church.

Zenit
Should be interesting
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The meeting is open to all, but bloggers who wish to attend need to apply by emailing blogmeet@pccs.it and sending a link to their blog. As space is limited to 150 seats and there is a desire to have a representation of the entire blogosphere, entrance passes and further details will be distributed with a view to the diversity of language and geography, typology of blogs (institutional or private, multivoice or personal), subjects of blogs, and the timeliness of requests.

Simultaneous translation will be provided for Italian, English, French, Polish and Spanish.


How amateurish, having the conference in Rome. The costs will be high. They could have invited applications to join a world wide Catholic bloggers' internet forum, membership and viewing of the forum limited to successful applicants, to ensure a balance of what they are after i.e. " the diversity of language and geography, typology of blogs (institutional or private, multivoice or personal), subjects of blogs, and the timeliness of requests." Considering our forum layout and graphics were designed by our own admins, and we successfully protect the forum from spammers, the forum could be set up by amateurs. They should be able to get volunteers to translate, perhaps retired language teachers? The only problem I can see is, an internet conference would deprive the wearers of black cassocks and red or purple sashes of sitting on the rostrum looking important.
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And if the Pope joins in with an anonymous User Name we might get a response with his title excommunicating us.
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PJD

"to better understand what bloggers need"

Exactly what do bloggers need?

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Wednesday, 13. April 2011, 13:33
"to better understand what bloggers need"

Exactly what do bloggers need?

PJD
Possible "Support", a euphemism for control. We could end up with the Bishops Conference website showing a list, with links, to Catholic blogs, i.e. those that meet the approval of the Bishops Conference. No traditionalist, no extreme liberals, no justifiable anger regarding safeguarding, no name calling, e.g. Damian Thompson's favourite jibe about bishops, calling them the Magic Circle.

Hey, their Lordships could use encouragement of blogging as an excuse for Pastoral Re-Organisation of the standards of spiritual pastoral care for sick lambs of their flocks. Appoint an Episcopal Vicar for Blog Control. Daily checks on the websites of Father Z, Father Mildrew and a few others every day should keep him busy.

Initially it was my opinion Catholic Discussion forms should have been included in the conference. On reflection I feel that the less advice we get from on high the better. We have managed on here for six years without their interference.
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PJD

"Initially it was my opinion Catholic Discussion forums should have been included in the conference."

I don't think forums would want to be included. And even were they, they would probably upset the apple-cart by insisting upon retaining the general freedom of expression most value so highly.

PJD.
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PJD that is precisely why I changed my opinion.

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On reflection I feel that the less advice we get from on high the better. We have managed on here for six years without their interference.
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KatyA

A list of the 150 bloggers is now available pccs.va
I didn't recognise many names
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Anna Arco of the Catholic Herald is listed,
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2011/03/11/ordinariate-news-how-many-priests-and-people-will-come/

but a quick scan of the list did not show any of the most well known UK bloggers. I see the famous or infamous Damien Thompson either steered clear or was told "sorry all places taken".
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christyemily

Bloggers should know the Laws for liable, slander, defamation of character, and a host of other laws which protect innocent people.
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Neither did I recognise any names but for curiosity visited three websites and I wasn't impressed.

One had a rather an interesting item of news - that of Joan Lewis (No.59 on the list). She says You Cat is not a Vatican publication. It is not written by anyone or any office in the Vatican nor was it published there. She says she wrote about the book on her April 13 blog - but I couldn't trace it. She didn't mention on the page I saw who published it.

If this is correct we have been blaming the wrong people.

Mea maxima culpae
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