More proof has just emerged that the anti-Catholic group SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) is really more about advancing a left-wing agenda than fulfilling its purported mission "to provide support for men & … [Read more...]
Follow-Up: Rev. Thomas Doyle Now Attacks TheMediaReport.com With Falsehoods In Landmark Suit Against Vatican
June 11, 2012 By
In 2002, Church-bashing attorney Jeff Anderson filed the suit John V. Doe vs. Holy See, an attempt by the contingency lawyer to generate sensational headlines and blame the Vatican for the abuse committed decades ago by a priest in the … [Read more...]
On a Roll: NY Times Again Discovers Abuse Not Just in Catholic Church
June 8, 2012 By
There is a stunning front-page feature article in this Sunday's New York Times Magazine chronicling incredibly sad and gut-wrenching abuse at Horace Mann School, an elite private school in the Bronx area of New York City. The author of … [Read more...]
The Catholic Sex Abuse Crisis in Ireland That Isn’t
June 5, 2012 By
If one were to believe the mainstream media, the Catholic Church in Ireland is reeling from a burgeoning and active network of pedophile priests relentlessly preying on innocent children. However, the recent release of the annual report … [Read more...]
Down the Rabbit Hole: NY Times Now Blasts Cardinal Dolan and Church for Actually Getting Rid of Abusive Priests
May 31, 2012 By
One frequent demand from Catholic Church abuse victims is that abusive clerics be laicized or removed from the priesthood as expeditiously and quickly as possible. So if the Archdiocese of Milwaukee discovered a fast and economical way to … [Read more...]
Landmark Philly Abuse Trial Nears Completion, What the Media Missed
May 30, 2012 By
Closing arguments will begin on Thursday in the high-profile Catholic criminal abuse trial in Philadelphia, and the media is not giving some important facts the attention they deserve. 1. The two trial defendants have already scored … [Read more...]
Not the Catholic Church? LA Times Ignores Shocking Abuse Story
May 24, 2012 By
This week, Los Angeles County law enforcement charged a former third-grade teacher with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) with thirteen counts of sexually molesting children. The criminal complaint alleges felony-level … [Read more...]
Meet the ‘Experts’: SNAP Lawyer Marci A. Hamilton
May 21, 2012 By
[This is another entry in a continuing series of profiles of individuals whom the media often cites in its coverage of the Catholic Church abuse narrative.] Whether it is National Public Radio, CNN, or Comedy Central's The Daily Show … [Read more...]
Philly Abuse Trial Eye-Opener, Media Yawns
May 21, 2012 By
You would never know it from the media coverage, but the defendants won a significant victory in the high-profile criminal abuse trial in Philadelphia last Thursday. As the prosecution rested its case, Judge M. Teresa Sarmina dismissed … [Read more...]
Bravo: NY Times Finally Moves Beyond Catholic Church, Explores Abuse and Cover-Ups Elsewhere
May 17, 2012 By
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...]
