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

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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...]

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...]

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...]

Blatant Injustice in Philadelphia: Judge Declares Abuse in Church ‘Widespread,’ Bevilacqua Was ‘Competent’ For Questioning

Judge Teresa Sarmina Philadelphia, anti-Catholic

Have justice and fair treatment gone out the window in the Catholic clergy abuse trials in Philadelphia? It sure looks like it. 1. In a truly astonishing betrayal of impartiality and discernment, Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge M. Teresa … [Read more...]

NPR Posts Fake Headline to Attack Catholic Church

National Public Radio anti-Catholic

I came across the following alarming headline from National Public Radio (NPR) when searching in Google the other day: “Catholic Church Still Hiding Sexual Predators?” Wow. That is a provocative and disturbing headline, … [Read more...]

Boston Globe Ready for Victory Lap In Anniversary of Clergy Abuse Coverage

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Let the gloating begin. It will soon be ten years to the day that the Boston Globe initiated its widely heralded, full-throttle coverage of the Boston-area clergy scandals, and the paper wants everyone to know about it. Starting on … [Read more...]

SNAP Hypocrisy Shocker: SNAP’s Clohessy Fights Court-Ordered Deposition

David Clohessy

The strident National Catholic Reporter has exclusively reported that a Missouri judge is forcing David Clohessy, the national president of SNAP, to appear at a deposition, and Clohessy is vehemently fighting the order. A judge has told … [Read more...]