The media is practically falling over themselves with a report, propagated in part by the flimsy Nicole Winfield of the Associated Press, that Pope Benedict XVI has "justified" the use of condoms. (See this enormous (and … [Read more...]
Commentary: SNAP Should Condemn Brutal Attack on Priest
The Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP) should condemn a high-profile, brutal attack against an elderly priest whom the suspected attacker alleges abused him in 1975. The known facts, from an Associated Press report … [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...]
When Reporting on the Catholic Church, Media Can’t Even Get Headlines Right
(HT: Phil Lawler/CatholicCulture.org) Major news outlets delivered a collective message about the Catholic Church this week. Here were the headlines: "Pope orders sex abuse summit" (Boston Globe) "Pope to Hold Sex-Abuse … [Read more...]
With Pope in Spain, AP’s Winfield Trumpets Gay ‘Kiss-in,’ Misrepresents Catholic Church
The Associated Press' Nicole Winfield is at it again with erroneous and slanted reporting of the Catholic Church. In an article about Pope Benedict XVI's dedication of a basilica in Spain this weekend (Sun. 11/7/10), Winfield … [Read more...]
Not the Catholic Church? Major Newspapers Blind to Massive Sex Abuse in Kenya
In the past eight days, ABC News has filed two shocking stories about "a serious epidemic" of sexual abuse and rape of children in Kenya. Not only did the network report that "over 1,000 teachers have been fired for sexually … [Read more...]
Boston Globe’s Bible Lesson Fails Miserably
For a Christian who reads the Bible, there are few things more frustrating than picking up a newspaper or magazine and reading an interview from some bleary-eyed college professor who seeks to overthrow 2,000 years of traditional Christian … [Read more...]
Time Continues to Trumpet Pretend ‘Women Catholic Priests’
This Halloween, millions of Americans will dress up in costumes and pretend to be celebrities or other important figures. Most journalists won't take serious note of this. Yet recently a few women have slipped into some vestments and … [Read more...]
Dishonest or Clueless?: Time Claims ‘Ordained’ Women ‘Priests’ in Catholic Church
It's not that hard to understand. The ordination of women in the Catholic Church is not going to happen. It. Will. Not. Happen. Yet according to a truly warped article by Dawn Reiss in Time magazine (9/25/10), it's already … [Read more...]
Clueless on Catholicism: NBC’s Today Says Pope ‘Inflexible’ About Women Ordination
It can't be any clearer: The ordination of women in the Catholic Church is not going to happen. Ever. It. Will. Not. Happen. This is not a case of Pope Benedict XVI being "inflexible," as NBC's Today show erroneously … [Read more...]