Bishop Robert Barron, once of Chicago, says something, as one of many interviewed for a long article, that just might give a blogger pause next time he goes after a bad guy:
“I would also give the following spiritual advice,” Bishop Barron said. “Before you say or write anything on social media — whether you are publishing your own material or responding to someone else — ask this simple question: Do these words of mine constitute an act of love?”
But maybe this is using a hammer to kill a fly.
How about, instead, checking what you write for its urbanity, which as a practical matter has a good chance of amounting to the same thing?
Or even picture yourself looking the other in the eye as you talk about him or her.
In medio stat virtus is another healthy norm.
via Catholics Reflect on 10 Years of the Good, Bad and Ugly of Social Media
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