Defending Pope Benedict from the campaign of smear in the world's media

The New York Times article aimed at implicating the Pope in the cover-up and protection of priests in child abuse cases has been taken up with the usual uncritical gusto in the Western world's media. The world's media frequently degenerates into a frenzy of reporting on itself, but the continual regurgitation of the deploringly bad journalism of the NYT piece has reached depths previously not thought possible. The cogent and detailed replies by Church officials and other commentators do not, as expected, get coverage. When it comes to reporting on the Catholic Church the first rule of media editors is clearly never to indulge in balanced reporting. That obviously would be politically counter-productive. The articles and commentaries below are some that are readily accessible to any hack reporter who still has a vestige of self-respect.

Support the Pope

24 March 2010
Catholic sex abuse scandal and [alleged] cover up

25 March 2010
The Pope and the Murphy case: what the New York Times story didn't tell you

26 March 2010
Cardinal Levada responds to the New York Times

27 March 2020
A response to the New York Times

30 March 2010
Archbishop Dolan responds to the New York Times

31 March 2010
Mistakes in Murphy case made in Milwaukee not in Rome, says Archbishop

2 April 2010
Cardinal George again defends Pope Benedict

29 March 2010
Milwaukee church judge clarifies case of abusive priest Father Murphy

29 March 2010
George Weigel's article on the New York Times attack is one of the best summaries of the clerical sexual abuse scandal and the way the world's media has and is handling it.
Scoundrel Times

30 March 2010
Judge of abusive priest corrects 'sloppy and inaccurate New York Times Smears against the Pope