LA Times, Jason Berry Spreads Church Abuse Falsehoods; Teacher Abuse Study Ignored

An opinion article by author Jason Berry in Sunday's Los Angeles Times (11/11/07) claims that United States Catholic bishops "released data [in 2004] showing that they had identified about 4,400 abusive U.S. priests." The … [Read more...]

Missing Information From LA Times in Coverage of Church Abuse Suits

On Tuesday (10/9/07), the Los Angeles Times published this story about four women reaching a $6.8 million settlement in molestation lawsuits against the Catholic Church's diocese of Orange County, California. The article, by Christine … [Read more...]

Facts, Fairness Out the Window In LA Times Op-Ed Attack On Calif. Bishop

The harm wrecked upon victims of sexual abuse is real and damaging. That is not an excuse, however, for reckless, false, and misleading reporting about Catholic Church officials. Take the egregiously wobbly op-ed from Monday's Los … [Read more...]

LA Times Ignores Actor’s Anti-Catholic Remarks; Publishes Priest Crime In Chicago

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...]

LA Times Admits To False Reporting On Cardinal Mahony

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...]

In This Case, Headline In LA Times Unfair To Cardinal Mahony

Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony certainly deserves his rightful share of criticism and rebuke for his handling of the church abuse scandal. However, a front-page headline in today's Los Angeles Times (Saturday, December 2, 2006) … [Read more...]

LA Times Goes To Texas And Alaska For Church Abuse Scandals

Is the Los Angeles Times "piling on" when it comes to covering sex abuse by Christians? Have they misled their readers again? In the front section of today's Los Angeles Times (Tuesday, September 5, 2006) is an article, … [Read more...]