The popular online site Huffington Post recently relayed a much-seen Associated Press story that Pope Benedict XVI may be in tired and weak health. Below is just a small sample of over 2,100 comments that were posted: “Maybe, if … [Read more...]
Andrew Sullivan Tagged for Rampant Falsehoods About Catholic Church, Pope
December 27, 2010 By
[HT: Thomas Peters, American Papist at CatholicVote.org] Following a debate the other night with Maggie Gallagher on the topic of gay "marriage," pundit Andrew Sullivan has been cited for airing a number of falsehoods and lies … [Read more...]
Media Falls Way Short in Claiming Pope Has ‘Justified’ Condom Use
November 22, 2010 By
The media is practically falling over themselves with a report, propagated in part by the flimsy Nicole Winfield of the Associated Press, that Pope Benedict XVI has "justified" the use of condoms. (See this enormous (and … [Read more...]
When Reporting on the Catholic Church, Media Can’t Even Get Headlines Right
November 10, 2010 By
(HT: Phil Lawler/CatholicCulture.org) Major news outlets delivered a collective message about the Catholic Church this week. Here were the headlines: "Pope orders sex abuse summit" (Boston Globe) "Pope to Hold Sex-Abuse … [Read more...]
Coverage of Pope UK Trip by AP’s Winfield May Be Sinful
September 14, 2010 By
Mainstream media outlets continue to frustrate serious Catholics with reporting that is far too often erroneous, misleading, and agenda-driven. Such is the case with an article published by Nicole Winfield of the Associated Press, who is … [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...]
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...]
