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Cupich Calls Out War as Entertainment, Urges Public to See Humanity First

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Source: Vatican News
Cupich Calls Out War as Entertainment, Urges Public to See Humanity First
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Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, released a 'Call to Conscience' condemning the way the Iran conflict is portrayed online, including a White House video that mixed war footage with action-movie clips. He warns that the shrinking distance between battlefield and living room has led to war being treated as entertainment, desensitizing the public and eroding humanity, and urges people to see Iran as a people rather than a spectacle while calling for restraint to prevent further escalation.

Topics:entertainmentworld#call-to-conscience#cupich#gamification#media-ethics#war#world
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  1. Cardinal Cupich issues “A Call to Conscience” on portrayal of war  Vatican News
  2. SpongeBob, Iron Man and Call of Duty: Inside the US meme war against Iran  Reuters
  3. Column: Distasteful White House videos another embarrassment for Commissioners Rob Manfred and Roger Goodell  Chicago Tribune
  4. White House posts so-called 'hype' videos combining real Iran war footage alongside movie, video game clips  ABC News
  5. Ben Stiller asks White House to remove ‘Tropic Thunder’ clip from Iran video: ‘War is not a movie’  The Hill

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