NY Times Misleads Readers, Carries Water for SNAP

The New York Times' Laurie Goodstein

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) is slowly being exposed as the dishonest and mean-spirited organization that is it, and this reality appears to be upsetting the New York Times. Today's paper (Tue., 3/13/12) has … [Read more...]

Huge Sex Abuse Scandal in Ireland, Scant Media Coverage

Ireland

How come we get the feeling that this story won't get picked up by the New York Times or 60 Minutes? An advocacy group in Ireland has announced that it conducted a survey in which 18% of respondents claimed that their doctors … [Read more...]

Joel Pett Cartoon Crosses Line, Smears Catholic Priests

Anti-Catholic Joel Pett cartoon, Feb. 15, 2012

A recent cartoon by nationally syndicated political cartoonist Joel Pett has smeared Catholic priests as deprecating, sick pedophiles. Mike Allen, the director of family life ministries for the Diocese of Lexington, wrote about the … [Read more...]

*EXCLUSIVE* Deposition of SNAP’s Clohessy Revealed! Clohessy Evades Questions and Subverts Court Order While Lawyers Shred Clohessy’s Defense That SNAP is a ‘Rape Crisis Center’

David Clohessy SNAP

Late today (3/1/12), TheMediaReport.com obtained a copy of the high-profile but carefully guarded deposition given by David Clohessy, the national director of SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests), on January 2, 2012. The … [Read more...]

Att’y Jeff Anderson Quietly Drops Vatican Lawsuit, Publicity Stunt Exposed

Attorney Jeff Anderson

Minneapolis abuse attorney Jeff Anderson has quietly dropped his high-profile lawsuit against the Vatican that made quite a splash in the media when he filed it in April 2011. At the time of the lawsuit, observers branded … [Read more...]

Al Jazeera Recruits SNAP and BishopAccountability.org to Smear Catholic Church

Al Jazeera

According to Al Jazeera opinion writer Rose Aguilar, United States Catholic bishops have been “given a pass on pedophilia” and “widespread child abuse scandals continue to this day.” What has prompted Aguilar to … [Read more...]

Huffington Post Approves Anti-Catholicism

Writer Larry Doyle: Anti-Catholic

On February 24, 2012, writer Larry Doyle, a contributor for Huffington Post, published an article in which he referred to the Catholic Church as a "Jesus-eating cult," a "pedophile program," and "the tactical arm of … [Read more...]

*EXCLUSIVE REPORT* Alarming New Evidence May Exonerate Imprisoned Priest

Rev. Gordon J. MacRae 2011

Rev. Gordon J. MacRae, sentenced to 33½ to 67 years, has been in the New Hampshire State Prison For Men since 1994 on abuse charges. Newly released signed statements in a recent court motion contend that the primary … [Read more...]

Oregon Abuse Lawyer Faces Ethics Violations For Misleading His Clients Over Settlements

Attorney Dan Gatti

The Associated Press and local media outlets are reporting that the Oregon State Bar has filed an ethics complaint against one of the region’s leading abuse attorneys, Dan Gatti. The bar charges that Gatti knowingly misled clients as … [Read more...]

Hours Before Cardinal Bevilacqua Passed Away, SNAP’s Clohessy Suggested the Cleric Was Faking His Illnesses

David Clohessy SNAP

Less than 36 hours before Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua passed away from lengthy battles with cancer and dementia (he was 88 years old), David Clohessy, the national director of SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests), suggested … [Read more...]