Transparency in the Vatican: Giuseppe Gracia about the sick Pope

Transparency in the Vatican: Giuseppe Gracia about the sick Pope

Zürich, Schweiz - Pope's health of Pope Francis is the focus of interest, and that does not let go of the world public. Communication consultant and former diocesan spokesman Giuseppe Gracia praises the new transparency of the Vatican in dealing with the Pope's health problems. "I think that the transparency of the church has increased significantly," he emphasizes in an interview with the Tagesanzeiger . The reporting on the acute breathing problems of the Pontifex caused by an accumulation of mucus shows how much society is interested in the health of the spiritual head, despite progressive secularization.

challenges in communication

Gracia explains that communication via diseases is a tightrope walk because both intimate details have to be preserved and transparency is required. "Lies, that doesn't work at all," he continues, emphasizing that the church no longer distinguishes between the person and the office. This clear separation is necessary to maintain the office - "the office is not damaged by the fact that the official is mortal," said Gracia. Despite the challenges that communication brings with it faster in times, the information policy of the Church has improved significantly in the past decades, as the ex-spokesman in Kathpress explained.

Digital society, according to Gracia, demands constant updates. In particular, interest in Pope Francis remains unbroken, although people are increasingly distance themselves from Christianity. It is remarkable that even secular media report intensively about his state of health. Gracia summarizes that despite the social estrangement, the Catholic Church receives immense media attention and that the desired transparency becomes increasingly the norm.