On September 6, 2009, the Los Angeles Times published an article by Duke Helfand about efforts by Catholic dioceses to draw ex-Catholics back to the Church. Helfand penned the following passage (bold mine): Most people raised Catholic … [Read more...]
LA Times’ Helfand Cherrypicks Pew Study To Overstate Effect of Abuse Scandal On Ex-Catholics
September 9, 2009 By
Did Penn & Teller Set a World Record For Most Falsehoods in One Show? (Full Version)
September 7, 2009 By
Dr. Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, has said, "Penn & Teller's Nazi-like assault on Catholicism that took place on August 27 will go down in history as one of the most vile, obscene programs ever aired in any … [Read more...]
Only in the Boston Globe: Excommunicated Priest is ‘Prominent,’ ‘In Good Standing’
August 25, 2009 By
What do you call an excommunicated Catholic priest, ignorant of the sacraments, who openly calls for the ordination of women? If you're the Boston Globe, you call him a "prominent priest" who is "in good standing." … [Read more...]
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Writes About Catholicism, Hardly Knows A Thing About It
July 10, 2009 By
When it comes to getting published, I guess it really helps to have "Kennedy" in your name, especially when writing about a topic you know little about. A new article by Kathleen Kennedy Townsend at Newsweek.com exhibits such a … [Read more...]
Media Singles Out Catholic Church, Goes Wild Over Report of Decades-Old Abuse – In Ireland
May 22, 2009 By
Since when is the media so interested in keeping America abreast of the latest news coming out of Ireland? A commission in Ireland just released a report detailing awful abuse of children who attended Catholic schools "from the … [Read more...]
Not the Catholic Church? (IV): L.A. School District ‘Repeatedly’ Returned Child Molesters to the Classroom; Where’s the Media?
May 10, 2009 By
An explosive, front-page investigation on Sunday (5/10/09) in the Los Angeles Times reported that the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) "repeatedly" returned teachers and aides credibly accused of child molestation back … [Read more...]
LA Times Minimizes Child Abuse, More Bothered By ‘Conservatives’ Exposing It
April 27, 2009 By
On Sunday (4/26/09), the Los Angeles Times finally got around to looking into the issue of Planned Parenthood workers caught on hidden camera appearing to violate the law. Workers at numerous clinics around the country appear to be … [Read more...]
More Disparate Coverage From LA Times (And Rest of Media) In Covering Sex Abuse
April 23, 2009 By
Check out the following two stories: 1. A former Catholic priest comes forward Monday (4/20/09) to say that another priest abused him as a teenager nearly 30 years ago. (The accused priest has no other similar public complaints and … [Read more...]
Book Review: William Lobdell’s Dishonest ‘Losing My Religion’ (Extended)
February 28, 2009 By
William Lobdell's new book Losing My Religion: How I Lost My Faith Reporting on Religion in America-and Found Unexpected Peace is nothing original. A former "serious Christian" loses his faith because he finds a … [Read more...]
At the LA Times, Some Lawsuits Are More Worthy Than Others
February 11, 2009 By
Today's Los Angeles Times (Wed. Feb. 11, 2009) features a curious article on page B4, "O.C. priest is focus of suit over alleged molestation," written by the fact-challenged Duke Helfand and staffer Christine Hanley. The … [Read more...]
