John Paul II will become the patron of the electronic media

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John Paul II will become the patron of the electronic media
Roman journalists asked Pope Benedict XVI to appoint patron saint of electronic media. The most suitable candidate reporters found the predecessor of the present Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla in the world), according to Italian portal FNSI.
With this request to the pope June 22 asked the chairman of the Association of Roman chroniclers (Sindicato cronisti romani) Bartolini Romano (Romano Bartoloni) on a collective audience of the sovereign of Vatican St. Peter's Square in Rome. Ibid Bartolini presented to the Pope a gold medal, which is released to the centennial of the Association.
Reporters long time to choose a suitable Rome on role of patron saint of all workers' communications electronic age. " In the online discussion as candidates mentioned priest Maximilian Kolbe and journalist (Maximilian Kolbe), who died in concentration camps, as well as the priest Pedro Regalado (Pedro Regalado), which could appear in several monasteries in the same time.
Terms of the Polish pontiff's canonization of John Paul II has not yet named, but journalists are just bent to his candidacy: the life of Pope John Paul II paid a lot of attention to issues of technology, as well as their use in areas
communication.
Now the patron saint of journalists and writers think of St. Francis de Sales, who became famous as a writer: his book "The pious life" has been published even in Russian on the initiative of Alexander Men.

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And why is this denied to St. Isidore ?
St. Isidore is considered the patron of pupils and students , and 2003 , Pope John Paul II, officially called St. Isidore the patron saint of computer users and the Internet.
There is even a prayer before you go online .
Almighty and eternal God
Who created us in His image
And he commanded us to seek all that is good , true and beautiful
Haipache in the divine image
Thy only begotten Son, our Lord , Jesus Christ
Let us pray for you
Through the intercession of Saint Isidore , bishop and doctor
To our travels over the Internet
We rushed to our hands and eyes
Only to what you want
And would have shown kindness and patience
To all souls who neither meet
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, amen !

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