{"id":2780,"date":"2006-04-22T10:32:26","date_gmt":"2006-04-22T10:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/04\/where-the-sun-dont-shine.html"},"modified":"2006-04-22T10:32:26","modified_gmt":"2006-04-22T10:32:26","slug":"where-the-sun-dont-shine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/04\/where-the-sun-dont-shine.html","title":{"rendered":"Where the sun don’t shine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Catholic press barred from presumably open meetings in Colorado:<\/a><\/p>\n

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On Thursday, a Denver Catholic Register journalist, and the respective editors of \u2018New Advent\u2019 and Catholic News Agency approached to the office of Joan Fitz-Gerald, president of the Colorado Senate, expecting to attend a scheduled luncheon with Detroit\u2019s Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton, who was in town to discuss two state bills which would lift the statutes of limitation on some cases of sexual abuse.<\/p>\n

…..The small Catholic group, gathered at the state capital, proceeded to ask Fitz-Gerald to recall that under the Colorado Sunshine Law, any meeting involving more than one senator is public, and therefore, open to anyone willing to attend, including journalists. <\/p>\n

She immediately responded: \u201cIs this an intimidation?\u201d The journalists explained that they only wanted to know if the scheduled luncheon was on, because if it was going to happen, it was a public meeting, and therefore, they had the right to attend. <\/p>\n

\u201cWell, you obviously know the law\u2026 now please step out of my office,\u201d said Fitz-Gerald, requesting that the reporters wait outside, without giving any further information about the event.<\/p>\n

35 minutes after the event was scheduled to begin, Bishop Gumbleton, surrounded by Fitz-Gerald\u2019s aides and by Barbara Blaine, National President of SNAP, arrived on the scene, coordinated for a few minutes and then proceeded into the senator\u2019s office. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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