Italian Journalist’s “Gotcha Moment” Backfires

confessionalCommentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

An Italian journalist looking for a “gotcha moment” is receiving reprimands from authorities in both the Church and the Italian media for pretending to be a penitent seeking absolution for sins such as cohabitation and being a lesbian mother, then publishing the priests’ responses.

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Media Deliberately Misrepresents Catholic School Protest in CA

archbishop cordileoneCommentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

Because only a handful of students turned out for the March 12 protest against San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s new teacher’s contract, the media used footage from an earlier protest to make it look as if even the students are against the idea of preserving the Catholic identity in Catholic high schools.

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