The old-style "Latin Mass" (the "Tridentine Rite") of the Catholic Church was never banned, but it required the permission of a local bishop to be performed. But in a recent announcement, Pope Benedict XVI has … [Read more...]
Any Way To Make Catholics Look Bad: LA Times Claims Latin Mass ‘Leaving Some Polarized’
July 8, 2007 By
LA Times Ignores Actor’s Anti-Catholic Remarks; Publishes Priest Crime In Chicago
July 3, 2007 By
The Los Angeles Times has slammed Robin Williams' new film, License To Wed, in a review in today's paper (Wed. 7/3/07). However, the review made no mention of Williams' offensive and bigoted anti-Catholic remarks on The Tonight … [Read more...]
John Manly Voices Falsehoods About Church Abuse Scandal
June 30, 2007 By
During the five o'clock hour of the March 20, 2007, episode of the John & Ken radio show on KFI: 1. Attorney John Manly stated that disgraceful ex-priest Lynn Caffoe "has not been laicized. Now if he has, it's news to … [Read more...]
Only in the LA Times: Infamous Anti-Catholic Touted As a ‘Devout Catholic’
June 23, 2007 By
What do you call a guy who leaves the priesthood, rejects fundamental doctrine of the Catholic Church, and propagates egregious falsehoods about Catholics? If you're the Los Angeles Times, you call him a "Devout Catholic" - in … [Read more...]
Harvard Professor Smears Catholic Priests With False Claim
June 15, 2007 By
Via The Catholic League. In a speech in New York, Harvard professor Jessica Stern reportedly told her audience, "Catholic priests are not stepping up to condemn those who kill abortion doctors." Her comments were reported in … [Read more...]
LA Times Admits To False Reporting On Cardinal Mahony
June 13, 2007 By
Check out the very first line from this June 7, 2007, article in the Los Angeles Times (emphasis mine): A judge Wednesday ordered Cardinal Roger M. Mahony to testify in a lawsuit alleging that he failed to protect parishioners from a … [Read more...]
‘Deliver Us From John Manly’: Manly Cited For Egregious Distortion in Documentary Film
June 1, 2007 By
Deliver Us From Evil is a 2006 film that purports to be a documentary about the church abuse crisis. Grant Gallicho, an associate editor for Commonweal magazine, penned a critique of the film in November of 2006. It was published by the … [Read more...]
John Manly Sanctioned By Judge For ‘Unacceptable’ Conduct
May 1, 2007 By
As reported by the Associated Press, January 11, 2006: LOS ANGELES – An attorney representing dozens of alleged victims of clergy abuse was sanctioned by a judge for making "unacceptable" comments during the deposition … [Read more...]
LA Times Swoons For Producer of Anti-Catholic Films
April 18, 2007 By
"For Hollywood's sake, he needs to return." "I miss Harvey Weinstein." "[T]he movies he made were full of class." So says Patrick Goldstein in an April 17, 2007, article in the Los Angeles … [Read more...]
Retaliation? After Diocese Criticizes Its Coverage, LA Times Slams Cardinal Mahony
April 16, 2007 By
Two weeks ago, we reported (in this NB post) that the Archdiocese of Los Angeles publicly objected to coverage of the priest abuse scandal by the Los Angeles Times. Two articles by the Times in the second half of March contained false … [Read more...]
