Bravo: NY Times Finally Moves Beyond Catholic Church, Explores Abuse and Cover-Ups Elsewhere

Sharon Otterman New York Times

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

Rev. Thomas P. Doyle, O.P.

[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

Josh McElwee

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

Ralph Cipriano

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

Andrew Rosenthal

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...]

The Washington Post’s Selective Outrage Against the Catholic Church

Fred Hiatt, Washington Post

Witness: Just a few months ago, Boston Public Schools leveled a two-week suspension on a school principal after she admitted that she did not report a case of suspected child sex abuse by a special education aide. After the principal's … [Read more...]

Journalists Tout Dissident Nuns and Rehash Decades-Old Scandals To Bash Catholic Church Again

Joan Vennochi

Since when have journalists been so concerned about internal doctrinal matters in the Catholic Church? Why are journalists suddenly fretting about the status of nuns in America? It has been no secret that many Catholic women religious … [Read more...]

Hypocrisy Alert: SNAP’s Clohessy Says to Church, ‘Honor a Subpoena’

David Clohessy SNAP

For several months, David Clohessy, the National Director of the anti-Catholic advocacy group SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) has steadfastly refused to comply with a Missouri court order to answer questions at a … [Read more...]

Philly Trial Judge Betrays Impartiality Again? Where’s the Media? [w/ UPDATE: another eye-opener]

Teresa Sarmina

It would not be the first time that Judge Teresa Sarmina appeared to betray her duty of fairness while presiding at the high-profile Catholic clergy abuse trial in Philadelphia. Today, with the jury out of the room, during a debate on … [Read more...]

Boston Globe Little Concerned With Child Abuse – Unless It’s In the Catholic Church [w/ UPDATE]

Michael Rezendes Boston Globe

Consider this: Just a few months ago, Boston Public Schools leveled a two-week suspension on a school principal for not reporting a case of suspected sex abuse by a special education aide. After the principal failed to report him to the … [Read more...]