Journalists Tout Dissident Nuns and Rehash Decades-Old Scandals To Bash Catholic Church Again

Joan Vennochi

Since when have journalists been so concerned about internal doctrinal matters in the Catholic Church? Why are journalists suddenly fretting about the status of nuns in America? It has been no secret that many Catholic women religious … [Read more...]

CatholicCulture.org Nabs LA Times’ Rutten for Errors

TheMediaReport.com knows that when Tim Rutten of the Los Angeles takes aim at issues related to the Catholic Church, problems are almost sure to follow. Rutten's recent article (Wed. 5/4/11) is rife with the usual errors and warped … [Read more...]

LA Times Continues to Propagate Abortion Falsehoods

A defender of abortion falsely claims in a letter in today's Los Angeles Times (Sat. 11/10/07), "The Bible does mention abortion." The erroneous reader adds that a passage in the Bible, Numbers 5, gives a "a detailed … [Read more...]

LA Times Issues Correction After One-Sided Slam on L.A. Archdiocese

On Monday, August 24, 2009, the Los Angeles Times printed the following slam in its "California Briefing" section (bold in body of article mine): Parish targeted by victims' group Members of a support group for victims … [Read more...]

Clueless on Catholicism VII: LAT Still Airs Falsehoods About Catholic Faith

In a recent news article (Fri. 10/23/09) and a pea-brained editorial (Sat. 10/24/09) regarding Anglicans joining the Catholic Church, the Los Angeles Times again displays its utter ignorance of the Catholic faith. The Times' editorial … [Read more...]

Awful: LA Times Uses Obituary Page To Gloat About Catholic Church Misdeeds

The Los Angeles Times has joyfully discovered a way to keep the clergy misdeeds of the Catholic Church forever in the minds of its readers and the public: the obituary page. Take a look at the obituary of former bishop G. Patrick Ziemann. … [Read more...]

LA Times’ Lopez Misleads On Clergy Scandal

In a September 23, 2009, article in the Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez deceives his readers by suggesting that recent testimony by a member of "[Cardinal Roger] Mahony's inner circle" could spell serious problems for the local … [Read more...]

Omissions + Misleading Information = More Dishonesty From LA Times On Clergy Scandal

A September 19, 2009, article in the Los Angeles Times by Martha Groves and Richard Winton blares the headline, "Sex abuse cover-up by L.A. Archdiocese is alleged." Under the headline: "The former vicar of clergy testifies … [Read more...]

LA Times’ Helfand Cherrypicks Pew Study To Overstate Effect of Abuse Scandal On Ex-Catholics

On September 6, 2009, the Los Angeles Times published an article by Duke Helfand about efforts by Catholic dioceses to draw ex-Catholics back to the Church. Helfand penned the following passage (bold mine): Most people raised Catholic … [Read more...]

Media Singles Out Catholic Church, Goes Wild Over Report of Decades-Old Abuse – In Ireland

Since when is the media so interested in keeping America abreast of the latest news coming out of Ireland? A commission in Ireland just released a report detailing awful abuse of children who attended Catholic schools "from the … [Read more...]