One frequent demand from Catholic Church abuse victims is that abusive clerics be laicized or removed from the priesthood as expeditiously and quickly as possible. So if the Archdiocese of Milwaukee discovered a fast and economical way to … [Read more...]
Down the Rabbit Hole: NY Times Now Blasts Cardinal Dolan and Church for Actually Getting Rid of Abusive Priests
Landmark Philly Abuse Trial Nears Completion, What the Media Missed
Closing arguments will begin on Thursday in the high-profile Catholic criminal abuse trial in Philadelphia, and the media is not giving some important facts the attention they deserve. 1. The two trial defendants have already scored … [Read more...]
Not the Catholic Church? LA Times Ignores Shocking Abuse Story
This week, Los Angeles County law enforcement charged a former third-grade teacher with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) with thirteen counts of sexually molesting children. The criminal complaint alleges felony-level … [Read more...]
Meet the ‘Experts’: SNAP Lawyer Marci A. Hamilton
[This is another entry in a continuing series of profiles of individuals whom the media often cites in its coverage of the Catholic Church abuse narrative.] Whether it is National Public Radio, CNN, or Comedy Central's The Daily Show … [Read more...]
Philly Abuse Trial Eye-Opener, Media Yawns
You would never know it from the media coverage, but the defendants won a significant victory in the high-profile criminal abuse trial in Philadelphia last Thursday. As the prosecution rested its case, Judge M. Teresa Sarmina dismissed … [Read more...]
Bravo: NY Times Finally Moves Beyond Catholic Church, Explores Abuse and Cover-Ups Elsewhere
In the last week, the New York Times has published no less than three items (1, 2, 3) related to large-scale child abuse and cover-ups in New York City's Ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities. Is the Times finally moving beyond its … [Read more...]
Meet the ‘Experts’: Rev. Thomas P. Doyle
[This is first in a continuing series of profiles of individuals whom the media often cites in its coverage of the Catholic Church abuse narrative.] When the media is seeking a voice to blast away at the Catholic Church over the sex abuse … [Read more...]
National Catholic Reporter Smears Arch. of Los Angeles in Bogus Abuse Story
The left-wing National Catholic Reporter newspaper is suggesting that a newly discovered 27-year-old letter somehow may be evidence that the Archdiocese of Los Angeles knew that a priest it had welcomed from England had been accused of … [Read more...]
Unfair in Philly? Kudos to Journalist Who Exposes Trial Judge’s Bias
Kudos to veteran journalist Ralph Cipriano, who is raising questions about the impartiality of the judge presiding over the high-profile Catholic clergy criminal abuse trial in Philadelphia. Covering the trial for the Philadelphia Priest … [Read more...]
Running on Empty: NY Times Editorial Now Calls for the Catholic Church to be Bankrupted
They are at it again. The Grey Lady just published another editorial on Sunday on its favorite topic: sex abuse in the Catholic Church from decades ago. This time the Times praises the state of Hawaii for passing a law to lift the statute … [Read more...]