It is intriguing to note, given the insane coverage during Pope Benedict’s recent visit to the United States and the topics of sexual perversion he broached, that when his predecessor passed on, Pope John Paul II had made mention that, as one of his last wishes, the media should be held to a higher level of responsibility.

According to organicconsumers.org, the deceased Pope “expressed several wishes calling for a greater sense of social responsibility in the media, and for the media, too, saying:

“Promote justice and solidarity according to an organic and correct vision of human development by reporting events accurately and truthfully, analyzing situations and problems completely, and providing a forum for different opinions. An authentically ethical approach to using the powerful communication media must be situated within the context of a mature exercise of freedom and responsibility, founded upon the supreme criteria of truth and justice.”

This is something we may all want to take into consideration before we pick up a tabloid magazine or flip on the television.