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«The importance of the human personhood in the digital age:

Anthropological, moral and ecclesiological challenges on the

occasion of the coronavirus pandemic»

«Nikolaos Papaioannou»

Abstract

The invasion of digital technology into society led to a contraction of the space, time and

thought of modern man by creating a virtual reality.
The human face, as opposed to how it is defined in the public space, becomes a digital

persona that interact in a virtual space where the boundaries between reality and imaginary
are indistinguishable. The search for the Divine in this space and the interactions between

the e-believers raise the question of whether the internet is an extension or even a substitute
for the ecclesiastical event or should be an exclusive means of spreading the gospel and

communicating among believers.

If the ecclesiastical event is the work of a free society of persons as images of God with
unique characteristics, and not a sum of persons, then under what conditions can this society

of persons be replaced by a digital society where the face of the brother in Christ is replaced

by an avatar.
During the corona virus pandemic, due to the ban on the commission of the Holy Mass,

several holy temples chose its online transmission so as not to deprive the faithful of the
Ecclesiastical event. To what extent are the conditions of the Church's Pavlia approach as

the body of Christ fulfilled, where Christians are in an organic relationship with both Christ
and each other through the mystery of the Eucharist? We're going to analyze the

phenomenon from a theological point of view.

Keywords

Digital ecosystem, Pandemic, Coronavirus, Human face, Eucharist

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