When Reporting on the Catholic Church, Media Can’t Even Get Headlines Right
(HT: Phil Lawler/C atholicCulture.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 Summit” ( Wall Street Journal ) “Italy: Cardinals to Ponder Response by Church to Sexual Abuse Cases” ( New York Times ) “Pope summons cardinals over abuse: Vatican” ( AFP ) “Cardinals to address sex abuse” ( UPI ) “Pope calls meeting of cardinals on sex abuse” ( Washington Post ) From what is presented, one would guess that Pope Benedict XVI called Cardinals and said, “Hey, let's get together and discuss the sex abuse scandals.” The problem: It didn't happen. read more
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When Reporting on the Catholic Church, Media Can’t Even Get Headlines Right
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on November 13, 2010. Filed under