Sir, - Joe Foyle (Rite and Reason, November 4th) blames the media for the rise of secularism - godless thinking - in Irish society. He considers the media intellectually lazy. In his opinion they find it easier to ignore God than consider how He might affect them and their work.How does God relate to the work of the media? What is the Christian position on soap operas, horror films, pop music and economic growth? I know the Catholic Church is against contraception and abortion, but does it have any coherent plan on how to deal with the population growth that would result from the implementation of its policies? I know what the Church is against when it comes to sexuality. I would like to find out exactly what its for.I have read the entire Cathechism of the Catholic Church, all 2,500 articles of it. What it has to say about politics and economics is vague, and it doesn't have anything to say about film and TV. Since I am not a monk and have no intention of becoming one, and since my Christian vocation is going to be lived out in the world, I find the Catechism of very limited use in discerning God and His will when I am watching TV or considering how to vote.If the Catholic Church wants people to be interested in what it is doing and what it has to say, it needs to make itself relevant and address itself both to the burning questions of the day - political, economic and religious - and to the lives and needs of the people, including their entertainment. This would obviously require a lot of hard work, most of which would have to be done by the laity; but it would, I contend, be both more useful and more in accordance with the Divine Will than attacking the media. - Yours, etc.,Kevin Dodd,Ballydoogan,Sligo.