Mainstream Media Try to Pour Cold Water on John Paul II Beatification

Matthew Balan
May 2nd, 2011 7:04 PM
Several media outlets on Sunday did their best to cast doubt on the legacy of Pope John Paul II as the Catholic Church beatified the late pontiff. NPR highlighted how the pope apparently "alienated many Catholics who began leaving the church in droves." CNN brought on a liberal theologian who claimed that John Paul II "led us backwards rather than forward." NBC played up the "avalanche of…
 

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Dave Pierre
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LAT Spreads Church Abuse Falsehoods But Ignores Teacher Abuse Study

Dave Pierre
November 13th, 2007 2:25 PM
An opinion article by author Jason Berry in Sunday's Los Angeles Times (11/11/07) claims that United States Catholic bishops "released data [in 2004] showing that they had identified about 4,400 abusive U.S. priests." The truth? That number refers to the number of priests who had allegations of abuse.This discrepancy is significant for a number of reasons: