London, Aug 2 (DPA) Modern technology is undermining people's ability to communicate properly, retarding social skills and, in worst case scenarios, increasing suicide risks, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in England said in an interview published over the weekend.

'As a society, we're losing some of the ability to build interpersonal communication that's necessary for living together and building a community,' said Archbishop Vincent Nichols in an interview with the Sunday Telegraph.

'Too much exclusive use of electronic information dehumanises what is a very, very important part of community life and living together,' he added, noting the need for face-to-face interaction, or at least telephone conversations.

He cited sites like Facebook and MySpace, noting that they do not provide 'rounded communication, so it won't build a rounded community'.