The Seven New Deadly Sins ... That Are Not.
This is a classic case of British tabloid sensationalism. The headlines:
Margaret at InsideCatholic has the right response. (breath, count to 10, move on).
Still, Reuters isn't far behind. At least they note that the Archbishop spoke mostly about bioethics.
And my heart goes out to poor Ed Morrissey at Hot Air who tries to make sense of all this.
If anyone has access to the original L'Osservatore Romano text, I'd appreciate a gander.
update: a little traction on the story from the CNS NewsHub. AP coverage here. So. Many. Errors.
update 2: Phil Lawler on "Not "new sins" but an old media blind spot. Clarifying for us what needed to be clarified, but better than most of us could do it, and succinctly:
Oh come now."Recycle or go to Hell, warns Vatican" - UK Telegraph
"Seven new deadly sins: are you guilty?" - UK Times
Margaret at InsideCatholic has the right response. (breath, count to 10, move on).
Still, Reuters isn't far behind. At least they note that the Archbishop spoke mostly about bioethics.
And my heart goes out to poor Ed Morrissey at Hot Air who tries to make sense of all this.
If anyone has access to the original L'Osservatore Romano text, I'd appreciate a gander.
update: a little traction on the story from the CNS NewsHub. AP coverage here. So. Many. Errors.
update 2: Phil Lawler on "Not "new sins" but an old media blind spot. Clarifying for us what needed to be clarified, but better than most of us could do it, and succinctly:
'Archbishop Girotti said that the modern world does not understand the nature of sin. With their coverage of the interview, the mass media unintentionally underlined the prelate's point."
Labels: environmentalism, news agency bias, stupid reporting
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