Mediatyzacja komunikacji instytucjonalnej Kościoła katolickiego. Refleksje na marginesie kryzysu migracyjnego
Mediatization of Institutional Communication of the Catholic Church. Reflections on the Margins of the Migration Crisis

Summary/Abstract: The theoretical reflection on the issue of mediatization of institutional communication of the Catholic Church is undertaken in the context of the migration crisis of the second decade of the 21st century in Europe. Scientific objective: An attempt to systematize the most important consequences of mediatization processes for a proper understanding of the role of the mass media in the institutional communication of the Catholic Church. Research methods: Method of analysis and synthesis. The author referred to theoretical research on mediatization, among others W. Schulz, H. Knoblauch, Ž. Pavić, F. Kurbanovič, T. Levak, but also used the achievements of researchers involved in communication of the Catholic Church (N. González Gaitano, D. Arasa, J.M. La Porte). The text has overview character. Results and conclusions: There are the limits of the influence of mediatization processes in the presentation and understanding of the institutional communication of the Church. Mutual relations of contemporary social changes of religions (e.g. processes of secularization) and the processes of mediatization of communicating the ecclesiastical institution, they do not take the form of automatic determinism. In the processes of institutional communication, the Church follows the path of communicating one’s own identity, for which the high level of popularity among public opinion is not the reason for its presence in the media. In the case of Pope Francis’ attitude regarding his attitude towards the media in the context of the migration crisis, Heidi Campbell’s thesis on the attitude of distrust of an ecclesial institution towards new technologies is not applicable. Cognitive value: The studies undertaken show the usefulness of the mediatization processes as a key in better knowledge and understanding of the institutional messages of the Catholic Church.

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