In the past three weeks, the Boston Globe has published not one, but two, articles about the release from prison of a soon-to-be-laicized Jesuit priest, Fr. James F. Talbot. (One article was by the frenetic Joan Vennochi.) The bottom line: … [Read more...]
Unfair in Philadelphia? A Closer Look at the 2011 Philadelphia Grand Jury Report
March 2, 2011 By
While we must never cease demanding compassion and justice for all victims of clergy abuse, there is strong evidence to believe that the recent high-profile Philadelphia grand jury report has unfairly maligned the Catholic Church. No media … [Read more...]
SNAP’s Casteix Misleads Public on Vatican Letters
March 1, 2011 By
Joelle Casteix, the snippy "Southwest Director" of SNAP (Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests), was interviewed during the 4pm hour of the February 24, 2011, episode of the John & Ken Show on KFI 640 AM radio in Los … [Read more...]
Media Quiet to Case of Non-Citizen Convicted Child Molester Who Was High School Principal
February 22, 2011 By
On Saturday (2/19/11), the Los Angeles Times published an article, "Ex-high school principal gets 8 years for molesting four girls." The case involved Jonas Vital Silverio, who had pleaded no contest to 10 counts of lewd acts on a … [Read more...]
You Say, ‘Child Abuse’; Boston Globe Says, ‘Catholic Church’
February 21, 2011 By
This week United States Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) delivered the very sad claim that he was sexually abused by a camp counselor when he was 10 years old. How did the Boston Globe cover this news? As part of its reporting of the story, the … [Read more...]
SNAP Misleads Public Regarding False Accusations, Refuses to Acknowledge Massive Fraud
February 11, 2011 By
SNAP (Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests) has again promoted a misleading, nine-year-old citation from the New York Times to assert that false accusations against Catholic priests are rare. In truth, SNAP's stale reference, … [Read more...]
Hit-and-Run: Media Slams Vatican With Bogus ‘Smoking Gun’ Story
January 21, 2011 By
Media outlets have uncritically trumpeted a story that claims a 1997 letter is a "smoking gun" that proves that Vatican officials warned Irish bishops not to report child abuse to civil authorities. In fact, as a cursory look at … [Read more...]
*TheMediaReport.com SPECIAL REPORT* SNAP Uncovered: Shocking Facts About the Media’s Favorite Church-Bashing Group
January 10, 2011 By
Fact 1: A Victims' Support Group Where Support Comes Last SNAP has claimed that the "organization's primary purpose is to provide support for men & women who have been sexually victimized by members of the clergy," … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Attorney Declares Rampant Fraud, Many Abuse Claims Against Catholic Priests are ‘Entirely False’
January 2, 2011 By
In a stunning ten-page declaration (pdf)* recently submitted to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, veteran attorney Donald H. Steier stated that his investigations into claims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests have uncovered vast … [Read more...]
