When reporting stories concerning the Catholic Church, the New York Times' Laurie Goodstein has had a very troublesome track record with the facts. (For starters: 1, 2.) Unfortunately, Goodstein's record only gets worse after … [Read more...]
While Trumpeting ‘Female Priests,’ NYT’s Goodstein Commits More Faulty Reporting on Catholic Church
July 24, 2011 By
SNAP’s Casteix Misleads Public on Vatican Letters
March 1, 2011 By
Joelle Casteix, the snippy "Southwest Director" of SNAP (Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests), was interviewed during the 4pm hour of the February 24, 2011, episode of the John & Ken Show on KFI 640 AM radio in Los … [Read more...]
Hit-and-Run: Media Slams Vatican With Bogus ‘Smoking Gun’ Story
January 21, 2011 By
Media outlets have uncritically trumpeted a story that claims a 1997 letter is a "smoking gun" that proves that Vatican officials warned Irish bishops not to report child abuse to civil authorities. In fact, as a cursory look at … [Read more...]
Disparate Coverage in NYT: Kevin Jennings vs. Catholic Priest
October 18, 2009 By
(HT: Catholic League.) Consider the following two stories. Pay attention. There will be a quiz. 1. The Obama administration has appointed Kevin Jennings as a "czar" inside the Department of Education. In addition to being the … [Read more...]
