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The media appreciate dissident Catholics, just not the Church

By Matt C. Abbott

Leave it to most in the leftist secular media to make themselves the Catholic Church's public enemy number one. Not the enemy of all Catholics, mind you — Catholic Democrats (or perhaps I should say "Democrat-Catholics") in Congress and their Catholic supporters are the only Catholics most in the leftist secular media seem to appreciate — just the Magisterium of the Church.

In a recent interview, Deal Hudson asked Catholic League president Bill Donohue, "Why do media like The New York Times and The Washington Post hate the Catholic Church and the pope? What's the source of the animus?"

Donohue replied: "... [I]t stems from three issues: abortion, gay marriage, and women's ordination. So, when they can nail the Church on promiscuity, they love it. The goal is to weaken the moral authority of the Church so it won't be as persuasive on issues like health care."

I think Donohue is essentially correct, although I would say it a bit differently and expand on it some. Catholic teaching on abortion, homosexuality, euthanasia, contraception and women's ordination is, I submit, the main reason for the leftist secular media's animus toward the Church.

Abortion. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, "Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law."

Leftist secular journalists reject said teaching.

Homosexuality. The Catechism teaches:...

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