As we've stated before, no one can challenge the awful harm wrecked upon youth at the hands of Catholic clergy. The harm is real, incredibly sad, and unspeakably damaging. But that is no excuse for the Los Angeles Times to continue its … [Read more...]
Letter to the Editor in the LA Times: Pope Benedict Was Groomed By Hitler
February 2, 2009 By
Does anyone think that a major newspaper like the Los Angeles Times would ever allow a hateful and patently false anti-Semitic or anti-Muslim personal attack to be published in its letters to the editor? Of course not. But check out this … [Read more...]
More Disparate Coverage From LA Times in Coverage of Priest and Teacher Sex Scandals
January 31, 2009 By
As we reported a couple days ago, when a veteran middle-school teacher in nearby Santa Monica pleaded guilty last month to "multiple counts of illegal sex acts" and molesting nine young girls, the Los Angeles Times didn't … [Read more...]
Surprise From LA Times’ Rutten: Fed Investigation of Cardinal Mahony ‘Frivolous,’ ‘Overreaching’
January 31, 2009 By
As we've noted several times before, Los Angeles Times Opinion Editor Tim Rutten hardly misses an opportunity to bash the Catholic Church. So imagine my shock and amazement when I picked up his Saturday column (1/30/09). Rutten rips a … [Read more...]
LA Times Minimizes School Sex Scandals But Trumpets Flimsy Story on Cardinal Mahony
January 30, 2009 By
When a veteran middle-school teacher in nearby Santa Monica pleaded guilty last month to "multiple counts of illegal sex acts" and molesting nine young girls, the Los Angeles Times didn't feel the story warranted their … [Read more...]
As Christmas Approaches, LA Times Goes After Catholic Church; Reader Hits Back
December 7, 2008 By
It could be Christmas approaching, or it could be the Catholic Church's success last month in its support of Proposition 8, the initiative to restore marriage in California. But it's curious to see what's been on the minds of … [Read more...]
Degree of Coverage in LA Times of Sex Abuse Depends On Vocation of Abuser
December 2, 2008 By
On the top of its front page on Monday (12/1/08), the Los Angeles Times splashed a story about monuments and tributes being built around the country for victims of sex abuse at the hands of Catholic clergy. As always, the stories of abuse … [Read more...]
Awful: LA Times Op-Ed Claims Obama a ‘Bridge Builder’ on Abortion
October 18, 2008 By
In an error-ridden op-ed in Friday's Los Angeles Times (10/17/08), Pepperdine law professor Douglas Kmiec makes the outrageous claim that Barack Obama "has held himself out as a bridge builder" on the issue of abortion. Kmiec … [Read more...]
Not the Catholic Church? (Part III): LA Times Misses Further Sex Abuse Charges Against School Aide
October 18, 2008 By
A man who was a special education aide for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) "already accused of videotaping himself molesting teenage girls in his private basketball program," was charged October 17 with … [Read more...]
Readers Cite LA Times For Anti-Catholicism – Again
March 20, 2008 By
Anti-Catholicism still thrives at the Los Angeles Times, even though readers of the paper continue to call them on it. Last week, the Times published a smarmy op-ed by "humor" writer Barry Gottlieb ("That 'thou shalt … [Read more...]
