Pope urges media to urgently support true values of marriage, family life.

(March,17, 2006) An appeal to urgently uphold and support marriage and family life - the foundation of every culture and society, was made by Pope Benedict in his discourse to the Pontifical Council for the Social Communications. Addressing the annual plenary assembly of the Council on Friday, March 17, the Pope said in cooperation with parents, the social communications and entertainment industries, can assist in the difficult but sublimely satisfying vocation of bringing up children, through presenting edifying models of human life and love. The Pontiff urged the Council to renew their efforts to assist those working in the world of Media to promote what is good and true, especially in regard to the meaning of human and social existence, and to denounce what is false, especially harmful trends which erode the fabric of a civil society worthy of the human person. Pope Benedict thanked Archbishop John Foley – the President of the Council, for their commitment to the important apostolate of social communications – both as a direct form of evangelization ,and as a contribution of all that is good and true for every human society.