A recent headline in response to another slur against the Church.. article appears below.. There seems to be no lack of headlines that will readily slam or attack the Church.. but note the varied infererred headlines.
The one above was found in from the AP.. and this journalism has a balanced take, while some others use their attention grabbing headlines to paint a darker picture (as the journalist snickers and slithers away)...
Other examples are: 'Catholic sex scandal as undercover reporter 'films priests at gay clubs and having casual flings'.. or 'Church Scandal in ROME'.. or 'Gay priest sex scandal has rocked the Catholic Church in Italy today' ... One doesn't need to even read the entire article to get their point.. (and most people don't as they confirm 'their suspicions' or form their judgement)...
AP article..
ROME – The Italian church says gay priests must not lead a "double life," expressing pain and anger over a magazine article and video purporting to show priests frequenting gay locales in Rome.
A statement by the Roman Catholic Rome diocese on Friday said no one is forcing homosexual prelates to remain as priests. It said "we don't want to hurt them" but their conduct "muddies the reputation of all the others."
The weekly ‘Panorma’ magazine said it interviewed several gay priests in Rome and accompanied them to clubs frequented by homosexuals in the capital. It quoted one as saying that 98 percent of the priests he knew were gay.
The Rome diocese said the article was aimed at defaming the church.
from the Associated Press July 23 2010
I applaud the church on this one.
ReplyDeleteSome feel better with themselves, if they feel they lower the church's standards.
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