Analyzed articles of Slovenian media about the Catholic Church in the year 2019 show that in media representations of the Catholic Church, there is distinctly subjective reporting, which has a harmful triple media effect: agenda- setting, framing, and influencing public opinion with the effect of a spiral of silence. Pastoral and speculative theology should discover hand in hand the signs of the clock here now, in these turbulent times of crisis in the Church, and be solid support for pastoral workshops with current theological reflection, Slovenian pastoral plans, and all-Slovenian pastoral programs made in sync with Slovenian bishop conference. The current lack of reflection, planning, and programs causes uncertainty among pastoral workers, mistrust, liability, and even resistance of numerous priests against their bishops. In a state of an identity crisis, all negative news about the Church, even with a minor negative connotation, is seen as a powerful attack. Therefore, the Church’s reactions can be reckless, which leads to the worsening of the situation.
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