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The Times defends its coverage of the Catholic Church
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jmcgee
The paper’s ombudsman, or “public editor,” Clark Hoyt offered some thoughts this Sunday about how the paper had covered the scandals in the Church. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the paper came out very well. After dissecting a couple key stories — including the notorious coverage of Fr. Lawrence Murphy — Hoyt concludes: Some readers say The Times…
The outrageous proposals for the pope’s visit to Britain — UPDATED
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jmcgee
I swear, sometimes I think the people generating the news these days all work at The Onion. But no. Evidently, this is legit. From the Times of London: The Government has apologised to the Pope over official documents that mocked his forthcoming visit to Britain by suggesting he should bless a gay marriage and even…
Boy Scouts to pay millions over abuse cases
By
jmcgee
And I’m sure it had something to do with celibacy. Right? From the New York Times: The Boy Scouts of America were ordered Friday to pay $18.5 million in a lawsuit that has focused new attention on the secret files the Scouts keep to document claims of sexual abuse by troop leaders and volunteers. Known…
Vatican to fund adult stem cell research in America: “This is unprecedented” — UPDATED
By
jmcgee
And it will happen at my alma mater, as a matter of fact. From the Catholic Review in Baltimore: The Vatican is expected to contribute several million dollars to an international consortium for adult stem-cell research, an effort that will be led by the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. The Associated Press…
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