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...]
LA Times Slammed For Two Faulty Articles, ‘Insulting To All Catholics’
April 1, 2007 By
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is publicly voicing its strong objections to two recent columns in the Los Angeles Times regarding the priest abuse scandal. Both articles contained egregious falsehoods, according to the Archdiocese. 1. A … [Read more...]
Time Magazine’s ‘Pilfering Priests’ is a Make-Believe ‘Crisis’
February 28, 2007 By
First, take a look at the appalling illustration that accompanies the article in Time magazine this week (February 26, 2007, page 46). In the darkest of colors and tones, a sinister-looking, pasty-faced priest is pictured. As his empty, … [Read more...]
After Bogus Attack, Catholic Charities Debunks LA Times Columnist
February 25, 2007 By
Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez has never been shy in taking slaps at the Catholic Church, especially the archdiocese of Los Angeles. And then there was his February 18, 2007, column, in which facts and truth went by the wayside. … [Read more...]
LA Times Promotes Film On Church Abuse On Its Front Page
February 18, 2007 By
How can a movie studio get its film promoted on the front page of the Los Angeles Times for free? Easy. Make a film about an abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. Yesterday (Saturday, February 17, 2007), starting on the front page, the … [Read more...]
