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...]

NY Times Journalists Again Reveal Why They Are Obsessed with Catholic Church Sex Abuse

Maureen Dowd

The New York Times has shown yet again that the abuse of children does not really bother them unless it involves the Catholic Church. But if there were still any doubt, the Times has now made it perfectly clear that the decades-old abuse of … [Read more...]

SNAP Abuse Victim Shocker: Settlement Lawyers ‘Took the Money and Ran’

Manuel Vega SNAP

While abuse victim lawyers have often sought to portray themselves as sober and tireless champions of the afflicted, an alleged victim of Catholic clergy abuse has described a jubilant scene among contingency lawyers following the 2007 … [Read more...]

Kudos: Colorado Journalist Recognizes Success of Catholic Church’s Child Protection Model

Wayne Laugesen

Our nation's public schools have a serious problem with child abuse, and if schools want their children to be safe from predators, they should look to the model of protection implemented by the Catholic Church. Those are the rarely … [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...]