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Category Archives: Biased Media Coverage
Anti-Catholic bigotry from MSNBC’s Joy Reid
From MSNBC via CMR comes another great example of MSM anti-Catholic bigotry. The MSNBC-sanctioned bigot this time is the anchor Joy Reid, who commented on the Hobby Lobby religious freedom case before the Supreme Court. Anchor Joy Reid says: The Obama … Read More
Hate on the Church media feeding frenzy
Yes, we must attend to earthly justice, but when I watch what is happening in both Kansas City and my native place of St. Paul and Minneapolis, I wonder about the true motives of the newsies. Regarding St. Paul, I … Read More
Canonist Ed Peters tears up anti-Catholic John Cornwell’s falsehoods about Pius X and confession
The Canonical Defender is back! Canonist Ed Peters has taken it on himself to correct a few of the myriad – and I suggest purposeful – errors/lies in John Cornwell’s new anti-Catholic hit job. Remember how Cornwell distorted the record … Read More
Have the civil rights of any group (besides the unborn) been trampled by U.S. courts more than Catholic priests?
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is being torn limb from limb by the hyper-liberal MSM in the Twin Cities. There are some clerical abuse cases in the spotlight right now. It is a kind of perfect hideous storm. … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Clerical Sexual Abuse, Goat Rodeos, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, The Religion of Peace, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged anti-catholicism, Archd. St. Paul and Minneapolis, clerical sexual abuse
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31 Comments
“Who am I to judge?”, thrown in your face? Fr. Z says, “Don’t let them get away with it!”
Mention the Pope’s interview “on the airplane” and we all know immediately what phrase is going to pop up. The rafters are still rattling. “Who am I to judge?” What did the Pope really say? (Italian HERE) Remember the context: … Read More
Card. Turkson: eaten alive by BBC
Peter Card. Turkson was eaten alive on the BBC’s program HardTalk. HERE Admittedly, the interviewer was a prime example of the BBC’s vicious worst. The program, HardTalk, is pretty brutal. You agree to go on at your peril. Result this … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Clerical Sexual Abuse, Liberals
Tagged BBC, Card. Turkson
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32 Comments
Critic of Pope Francis loses gig with Catholic News Service
Remember that piece in which Adam Shaw, a writer for Fox blasted Pope Francis in Evangelii gaudier? HERE It seems he also wrote a bit for the Catholic News Service, bankrolled by the USCCB. It seems that CNS let him go. HERE … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Francis
Tagged Adam Shaw, Catholic News Service, CNS, Fox News, USCCB
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47 Comments
Italian rumor mill: Pope sneaks out to help the poor.
You may be seeing in days ahead some reports that Pope Francis sneaks out of the Vatican to help the poor. I saw this at AffariItaliani (my translation): Papa Bergoglio? La notte esce di nascosto per aiutare i poveri Pope Bergoglio? … Read More
Bp. Paprocki performs exorcism after Illinois governor signs same-sex “marriage” bill
First, Fr. Z kudos to Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield in Illinois. Bishop Paprocki reacted to the evil decision in Illinois in the way that a Catholic bishop can and ought to react: he prayed. He fought back against the … Read More
How AP reported SSPX disruption of a Kristallnacht interfaith service in Buenos Aires
From not-so-Catholic-friendly AP via not-so-Catholic-friendly (unless liberal) HuffPo comes this bizarre train wreck: Saint Pius X Catholic Group Protests Kristallnacht Interfaith Memorial In Argentina, Challenging Pope Francis BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Ultra-traditionalist Catholics [read: SSPX… but it is far more fun … Read More
‘c’atholic Left circulates survey on Church life and collects the data. What could go wrong?
Do you know about the group called Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good? Are alarm bells ringing? Read about them HERE. And HERE. Sharing staff with catholics United… HERE. This is in from the Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter): … Read More
Wherein Fr. Z agrees with …. Fr. James Martin… !?
Words I never thought I would write. I agree with Fr. James Martin, SJ, on this one. "Mr. Ratzinger"? Apparently The New York Times Style Manual was written by someone who was high, unconscious or both. http://t.co/b5HbCb9XeU — James Martin, … Read More
Where’s the ‘c’atholic Left’s usual liberal outrage?
Here is something curious. The Holy Father meets with his new Gang of 8, the cardinalatial kitchen cabinet, for – what? – 3 days? Did I get that right? Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ, the papal spokesman said that during the … Read More
NARAL screwed up big time over Pope Francis’ TBI, but they still “win”.
People are sending me a link which they found on Pewsitter. The ultra-radical pro-big-business abortion group NARAL committed a massive blunder in posting to their Facebook page a “thank you” card to Pope Francis for his comments in TBI™ (aka … Read More
Where is this “archconservative” Church? I’d like to visit it someday!
I saw at the Omaha World Herald a funny analysis of the “Francis Effect”. It’s funny, but not because it is humorous. The piece combines information from those bastions of objective reporting on Church matters, AP and the New York … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Francis, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged archconservative, Eileen Burke-Sullivan, liberals
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25 Comments
THURSDAY: MSM reports Francis said Church is obsessed about abortion! FRIDAY: Pope Francis talks about abortion!
You saw it all over the MSM yesterday, Thursday 19 September. FRANCIS CRITICIZES CHURCH FOR ABORTION OBSESSION! And endless variations on the theme. The MSM’s message: Pope Francis is saying that abortion really isn’t all that bad. Today, however, I … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Emanations from Penumbras, Francis, I'm just askin'...
Tagged abortion, Pope Francis
74 Comments
74 Comments
Sr. Maureen Fiedler may have some anger issues
I have mentioned a couple times that liberals and (this is just a subgroup) feminists (meaning LCWR types) will eventually turn on Pope Francis. HERE and HERE You may recall that on 3 April, last, I wrote: “Feminists and proponents … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Francis, Liberals, Magisterium of Nuns, Women Religious
Tagged feminsist, Fishwrap, LCWR, NCR, Pope Francis, Sr. Maureen Fiedler, women's ordination
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27 Comments
Newspapers are not where the Church deepens doctrine or changes disciplines.
Here is a screenshot from Drudge: Today someone wrote: Three links on the Drudge Report referencing “comments” made by the Pope and/or “THE VATICAN” regarding atheists and papal celibacy. Is this more MSM nonsense? Benedict and the condom kerfluffle part … Read More
The Battle For Britain
Sirens are blaring. The low rumble of enemy bombers fills the night sky. The Blitz is on. I have to pull myself away from fighting for truth, justice and the American Way. Not since Lend Lease has it been so … Read More
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