Category Archives: Biased Media Coverage

Catholic League on National Catholic Fishwrap’s insults to US Bishops, Holy See (or “Dog Bites Man”, “Sun Rises At Dawn”, etc.)

Posted on 9 May 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From The Catholic League: BISHOPS ACCUSED OF “THOUGHT CONTROL” May 9, 2012 The following comment against the Vatican and the bishops, made in response to concerns over the Leadership Conference of Women Religious [LCWR, a subsidiary of the Magisterium of … Read More →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Biased Media Coverage, Our Catholic Identity, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged Catholic League, Catholic Press Association, CPA, LCWR, Leadership Conference of Women Religious, magisterium of nuns, National Catholic Reporter, NCFishwrap
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The Catholic League about Hell’s Bible and WaPo deceptions

Posted on 7 May 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the Catholic League: COVER-UP AT NYT AND WASH POST May 7, 2012 Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on editorials that appear today in the New York Times and Washington Post: Both of these newspapers misstate the facts, fail … Read More →

Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Clerical Sexual Abuse, The Drill, The Last Acceptable Prejudice | Tagged Catholic League, clerical sexual abuse, Hell's Bible, homosexuality, New York Times, Washington Post
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The Platteville Food Fight: Fishwrap weighs in! (Fr. Z makes a SUGGESTION.)

Posted on 2 May 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! National catholic Fishwrap has now picked up on the ecclesial food fight going on in Platteville, WI (D. Madison – Bp. Morlino), about which I have posted before (HERE). You will be shocked to … Read More →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Biased Media Coverage, Dogs and Fleas, Fr. Z KUDOS, Linking Back, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, The future and our choices, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged Bp. Morlino, D. Madison, NCFishwrap, Platteville
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USAToday’s coverage of the #WhatSistersMeanToMe tag on Twitter (We are mentioned.)

Posted on 28 April 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I noticed this in USAToday: Twisting tweets make hash of hashtag support for nuns [Nooo… it brought clarity to support for nuns.] By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY Hesitate before you launch a hashtag. The experiences of President Obama and Catholic … Read More →

Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Dogs and Fleas, Lighter fare, Magisterium of Nuns, Mail from priests, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged Cathy Lynn Grossman, Fr. James Martin, Judy Woodruff, LCWR, Leadership Conference of Women Religious, PBS, Twitter, USAToday
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Fishwrap’s good lesson in liberal tactics

Posted on 26 April 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

As you watch the coverage of various dust-ups in the Church watch for a particular tactic used by the liberal left. A great example comes to us today from the site of the National catholic Fishwrap about dissident priests in … Read More →

Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Blatteroons, Dogs and Fleas, Magisterium of Nuns, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, The Drill, The future and our choices, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged Association of Catholic Priests, CDF, Fr. Tony Flannery, Ireland, LCWR
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Sally Quinn of WaPo: a lesson in getting it wrong.

Posted on 24 April 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Sally Quinn of WaPo offers her stunningly shallow take on the reforming efforts by the Holy See and USCCB now being applied to the LCWR (a subsidiary of the Magisterium of Nuns). Aside from the risible claims Quinn makes, I found … Read More →

Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Clerical Sexual Abuse, Dogs and Fleas, Magisterium of Nuns, The Drill, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged LCWR, magisterium of nuns, NCFishwrap, Sally Quinn, SNAP, WaPo
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Tweeting for the Magisterium of Nuns

Posted on 24 April 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The acolytes of the Magisterium of Nuns, such as Fr. James Martin, SJ, of America Magazine, are pretending that the Holy See’s effort to reform the the LCWR is about Republicans and politics, or about their “social justice” work. Fr. … Read More →

Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Linking Back, Magisterium of Nuns, Mail from priests, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The future and our choices, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged Fr. James Martin, LCWR, Magistierum of Nuns, Twitter
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WaPo politics writer, NYT, on the SSPX, LCWR, CDF, USCCB. Reading this may make you a little stupider.

Posted on 20 April 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

WaPo has a story on the recent efforts of the CDF and USCCB to help the poor confused women of the LCWR to faithful, orthodox Catholicism. The piece was written by a political writer, the deeply confused, Melinda Henneberger in … Read More →

Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Blatteroons, Dogs and Fleas, Magisterium of Nuns, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged dumb, LCWR, magisterium of nuns, Melinda Henneberger, SSPX, WaPo
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NCFishwrap reacts to the LCWR’s news

Posted on 18 April 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! In another entry I posted about the doctrinal investigation and oversight by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the USCCB of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (a subsidiary of the … Read More →

Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Brick by Brick, Dogs and Fleas, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged Sr. Joan Chittister
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US Bishops: Bloggers play ‘critical role’ in defending Church. Fr. Z makes a proposal.

Posted on 14 April 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

When the Obama Administration began to attack the 1st Amendment, Catholic bloggers rose up. When the U.S. Bishops called for rallies for religious freedom, Catholic bloggers posted links and dates and places. When the USCCB and Card. Dolan and Bp. … Read More →