NewsBusters Podcast: The Liberal Media’s Potpourri of Papal Hot Takes

On this episode of the NewsBusters Podcast, I’m joined by News Analyst Alex Christy to discuss the liberal media’s covetous reaction to the election of Pope Leo XIV. We breakdown who and which outlets rushed to claim Leo as one of their own, while at the same time trying to downplay and or obfuscate his conservative elements. Yet others were surprised that the leader of the Catholic Church…

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71% of Dem Voters, 81% of Socialists Want to Jail Elon Musk for His Role in DOGE

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The View’s ‘Catholics’ Fear Pope Will Follow Church Marriage Doctrine

While the rest of the liberal media were trying to convince the American public that Pope Leo XIV was one of theirs, the purported Catholics of ABC’s The View were fearful that he would abide by church doctrine. They were upset by the idea that he would continue the church’s understanding that marriage was between a man and woman, while an anti-Catholic voice tried to smear him with…

Nicholas Fondacaro
May 9th, 2025 3:24 PM

CNN Dreams: Maybe An English-Speaking Pope Will Change Trump’s Mind?

It’s no secret that the gang at CNN aren’t exactly fans of President Trump’s strict immigration policies. But the election of a new American Pope on Thursday has at least some at the network hoping that Leo XIV will be able to get through to Trump in ways that others could not because — wait for it! — he speaks English.

Rich Noyes
May 9th, 2025 2:52 PM

NBC Reporter Hilariously Dodges Question About Leo's Abortion Beliefs

MSNBC’s Ana Cabrera almost rained on MSNBC’s celebration of the election of Pope Leo XIV. While the rest of the network has celebrated his rebukes of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, Cabrera asked NBC’s man in Rome, Claudio Lavanga, what Leo thinks of abortion and “the LGBTQ community.” Rather than subject MSNBC’s liberal audience to some uncomfortable truths, Lavanga dodged…

Alex Christy
May 9th, 2025 1:58 PM

Fmr. Chicago H.S. Students Awarded $2.6M to Settle Hindu Indoctrination Lawsuit

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PolitiFact Shows Trump Is Right On Due Process, Still Rates Him False

PolitiFact’s relationship with Facebook might be over, but just in case Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg feels the need to change his mind one day, a Thursday article from Maria Ramirez Uribe proved why it should stay that way. Uribe rated President Trump “false” for saying “there’s a different standard” for due process for illegal immigrants despite admitting he was, in fact, correct.

Alex Christy
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THUNDERDOME: Ana Navarro Gets Caught Lying for Biden, Gets ANNIHILATED

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Jorge Bonilla
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Lib Journalists Delight in New Pope As Possible Anti-Trump Activist

Liberal journalists took special delight in evidence that the new Pope seems to disagree with the Trump administration on issues like immigration, yet Pope Leo XIV’s obvious opposition to same-sex marriage, abortion, and other positions embraced by American liberals received a lot less attention from these same programs.

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Late Night Shows Celebrate New Pope's Criticisms Of Trump And Vance

The Thursday editions of the late night comedy shows truly proved that they are simply MSNBC with more jokes. Like that network, they appreciated that the first American pope, the newly elected Leo XIV, has criticized President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on immigration. The fact that he would rebuke their views on abortion, gender, and sexuality were inconvenient things to be…

Alex Christy
May 9th, 2025 10:10 AM

POLL: What Was the Worst Media Take of the Week? 

POLL: What Was the Worst Media Take of the Week?

Geoffrey Dickens
May 9th, 2025 9:43 AM

NPR Frets Over Francis' LGBTQ Legacy: Will Church Be ‘Hateful' Toward

National Public Radio is in Rome for the just-concluded papal conclave, which elected American Robert Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV. Before the white smoke appeared, All Things Considered host Scott Detrow interviewed LGBTQ-friendly Fr. James Martin for the occasion, Detrow even led his interview with it, the online transcript bearing the title "Will the next pope…

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ABC News Just Can’t Quit Ye Olde ‘Joe Biden, Devout Catholic'

The most Biden-sycophantic network newscast was unable to help itself on the day of the election of the first American pope. During a roundup of presidential reactions to Pope Leo XIV, correspondent Rachel Scott went to a tired but true hook: “Joe Biden, devout Catholic.”

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