Catholics have a moral duty to resist “fake news” and “alternative facts”, the Philippines Bishops’ Conference has said.
In a pastoral letter, believed to be the first of its kind in the world, the bishops call fake news a “sin against charity” that engenders “faulty decisions”.
The letter, titled “Consecrate them in truth: a pastoral exhortation against fake news”, the bishops say Christians “cannot be part of falsehood, deceit and lies”.
“Crucial decisions — personal and social — depend on the accurate grasp of facts. “Alternative facts” and “fake news” engender faulty decisions many times with disastrous long-term consequences to persons and to communities,” the bishops say.
