Imagine if a newspaper disproportionately and endlessly harped upon decades-old crimes committed by black people. Even if the stories were all true, people would be rightfully outraged at the paper’s overt racism in consistently and … [Read more...]
Falsely Accused Priest Awarded ‘Substantial’ Settlement
November 19, 2011 By
After Irish television network RTÉ falsely claimed that Rev. Kevin Reynolds had impregnated a teenage girl and fathered a child in Kenya in the early 1980's, a High Court settlement has arranged that the reckless network will pay … [Read more...]
Irish TV Network Defames Innocent Priest, Issues Apology
November 2, 2011 By
Last May, RTÉ, the national television network of Ireland, aired a high-profile, prime-time special entitled, "A Mission to Prey." It was a show designed to lambaste the Catholic Church for sex abuse scandals. The show … [Read more...]
What the Media Got Wrong in the Bishop Finn Case [UPDATED]
October 15, 2011 By
Under no circumstances can we defend any wrongdoing by Church officials. Did Kansas City-St. Joseph Bishop Robert W. Finn fail to act quickly and aggressively in his handling of the crimes of Father Shawn Ratigan? Absolutely. Even the … [Read more...]
NY Times: This Is What the Back of the Pope’s Head Looks Like
September 23, 2011 By
This past week, Pope Benedict XVI made a historic visit to his homeland, Germany. The pontiff celebrated Mass in front of tens of thousands of followers and addressed the German parliament. What did the Pope actually say to these … [Read more...]
SNAP National Director: We Want the Pope in Jail
September 21, 2011 By
In a recent article for Time magazine (9/20/11), the national director of SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests), David Clohessy, acknowledges that a vision of his organization is that the Pope be jailed. In a successful … [Read more...]
Catholic League Slams Rolling Stone for ‘New Low in Yellow Journalism’
September 20, 2011 By
The Catholic League issued an extended commentary this week lambasting a recent article (9/15/11) in Rolling Stone magazine that purported to chronicle the abuse narrative in Philadelphia. The Catholic League president, Dr. Bill Donohue, … [Read more...]
No Fairness For Innocent Priests at BishopAccountability.org
September 8, 2011 By
The high-profile web site BishopAccountability.org has long extolled a policy that it will not publicly post the names and cases of priests in which the accusers have recanted their claims. However, the organization continues to do this … [Read more...]
Shame on SNAP: Even After Priest Is Exonerated, Group Attacks Falsely Accused Cleric
August 11, 2011 By
Earlier this month (8/8/11), a Hawaii jury deliberated just minutes to declare that Fr. Bohdan Borowec, a Ukrainian Catholic priest visiting on vacation from Canada, was entirely innocent on charges of kidnapping and sexual … [Read more...]
