A couple of weeks ago, we challenged claims published by Los Angeles Times staffer Héctor Tobar and his paper. (11/6/07: "LAT Propagates Mexico Abortion Falsehoods") Before first-trimester abortions were made legal for the … [Read more...]
Reader Writes About Clergy Abuse Story In Way That LA Times Staff Won’t
November 18, 2007 By
We have reported several times on the negligent reporting by the Los Angeles Times on the Catholic Church abuse scandal. (See here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.) Last week, we reported on a glaring error about the scandal in an … [Read more...]
LA Times to Pope Benedict: Don’t Listen to Conservative Catholics
November 15, 2007 By
A trip to the United States from Pope Benedict is still nearly six months away (April 2008), but the Los Angeles Times is already in a tizzy. An editorial in Wednesday's Times (11/14/07) advises the Pope to shun "hard-liners" … [Read more...]
LA Times, Jason Berry Spreads Church Abuse Falsehoods; Teacher Abuse Study Ignored
November 12, 2007 By
An opinion article by author Jason Berry in Sunday's Los Angeles Times (11/11/07) claims that United States Catholic bishops "released data [in 2004] showing that they had identified about 4,400 abusive U.S. priests." The … [Read more...]
LA Times Propagates Mexico Abortion Falsehoods
November 4, 2007 By
As unrestricted first-trimester abortions were being made legal in Mexico City for the first time this past April, the Los Angeles Times reported claims that "up to 1 million Mexican women seek abortions every year" and … [Read more...]
LA Times Columnist, Lib Author Smear Catholic Church With Abortion Falsehood
October 11, 2007 By
On Wednesday (10/10/07), Tim Rutten, media columnist for the Los Angeles Times, gave a glowing review to the latest book from anti-Catholic "Catholic" Garry Wills. Wills' new book is Head and Heart: American Christianities. In … [Read more...]
Missing Information From LA Times in Coverage of Church Abuse Suits
October 10, 2007 By
On Tuesday (10/9/07), the Los Angeles Times published this story about four women reaching a $6.8 million settlement in molestation lawsuits against the Catholic Church's diocese of Orange County, California. The article, by Christine … [Read more...]
Facts, Fairness Out the Window In LA Times Op-Ed Attack On Calif. Bishop
October 2, 2007 By
The harm wrecked upon victims of sexual abuse is real and damaging. That is not an excuse, however, for reckless, false, and misleading reporting about Catholic Church officials. Take the egregiously wobbly op-ed from Monday's Los … [Read more...]
Los Angeles D.A. Steve Cooley Calls Out John Manly For ‘Outrageous Statements’
July 31, 2007 By
During the four o'clock hour of the July 17, 2007, episode of the John & Ken radio show on KFI 640 AM, Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley opined on recent statements made by Church-suing attorney John Manly on the … [Read more...]
More Falsehoods From John Manly
July 30, 2007 By
Check out this bogus tale that John Manly told in a radio interview on KABC, July 17, 2007, during the 7 a.m. hour. Manly was claiming that the Catholic Church has retaliated against priests who spoke out during the abuse scandals. The … [Read more...]
