Brazilian Bishops go back to school

Communication technology is changing every day. Just as someone gets used to e-mail, social networking becomes the next big thing. For the leaders of the Church, many of whom went to schools where slide projectors and mimeograph machines were the latest technology, keeping up can be a daunting task.

This is why the Bishops of Brazil are attending a conference in Rio de Janeiro on how to use the new technology.

“Even 2000 years with the truth in our hand and our hearts, we have fallen a bit behind the times in presenting the truth because the means of communication have changed so swiftly, so quickly, we have a hard time,” says Elias Manning, Bishop of Valença. “Most of the bishops are older men.”

He told Vatican Radio the conference involves meetings with communications professionals.

“They are able to explain to us much better in a few days things we would not have time to study on our own with our activities in our diocese,” he said.

Listen to full interview by Silvonei Protz with Bishop Elias Manning: