The “Courtyard of the Gentiles” held in Paris last week provided some
fascinating addresses, but “exposed a gaping deficit on the level of
communication,” reports Vatican-watcher Sandro Magister of L’Espresso.
Although the “Courtyard” initiative was highly touted at the Vatican,
there was no effort to inform the media about the events in Paris, notes
Magister.
The speakers’ texts were not provided, nor was a press office
established.
Even today, nothing about the event is visible on the
Vatican web site.
This invisibility is unfortunate, Magister says, because the quality of
addresses was high. He cites a former Czech ambassador to France, who
spoke about serving under the crushing ideology of Communism.
A French
philosopher, Farice Hadjadi, added a provocative critique of
UNESCO—delivered right at that organization’s headquarters.