NEW DELHI(Web Desk) – The head of the Roman Catholic Church has a word or two for you if you’re constantly buried in your computers. Pope Francis believes computers (and television) are bad for your soul. Why, you ask? Well, the Pope has an answer for that too. According to the Pope your computer and /or TV is home to filth, and a lot of it.
A report by CNET quotes the Pope’s unlikely comments on the use of computers and television and how much time people should spend using them, India Today reported.
For one, computer usage and television viewing is a waste of time, as the Pope puts it. “There are two different elements here: method and content. Regarding the method or way of doing things, there is one that is bad for the soul and that is being too attached to the computer,” says the Pope.
It’s not like we didn’t know that already, as most of us crib about all the time we wasted online, once we are through. Only in the end, we do it some more.
And who can forget the after-effects of binge-watching your favorite show on the go, and by that we mean all the episodes of so and so season, maybe more depending on your love or loath for it.
That said, while wastage of time may be one aspect, there’s an even bigger threat lurking underneath surfing the Internet or watching the television. According to the Pope, computers (and televisions) are filthy and a threat to morality.
“[T]here is a lot of filth that ranges from pornography to semi-pornographic content, to programs that are empty, devoid of values,” he says.
He hasn’t gone ahead and specified what and what not to watch, on the contrary it would be a surprise if he did since he has himself acknowledged that he hasn’t seen the TV since 1990.
Moreover, he has admitted that he doesn’t surf the web at all. We know what most of you would be thinking if the Pope doesn’t watch the TV or surf the web, how does he know so much about the two mediums and the filth therein? Well, apparently, the Pope has his own ways, and let’s leave them to the man himself.
