MSM tries to come to grips with Pelosi story

I'm not terribly impressed with the Washington Times' coverage, but let's move on to the AP, which fairly accurately summarizes the back-and-forth up to this point. I don't like the opening, however:

Under fire from U.S. Catholic bishops, Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not backing off contentious comments about abortion she made during a weekend television talk show appearance.

Since when have bishops ever been able to correct someone without "putting them under fire"?It's such a needlessly inflammatory phrase (ha).

But I do like appreciate that the AP underscores the fact that Pelosi has not backed down and is remaining obstinate. She had a chance to find a way out, and she chose to stay in her mistake (and frankly, it seems she is counting on the obscurity of her argument to carry the day or at least confuse the issue enough to make people lose interest).

The story's ending interests me as well:

Daly said that while Catholic teaching is clear that life begins at conception, many Catholics do not agree. He said Pelosi "agrees with the Church that we should reduce the number of abortions" by making family planning more available such as increasing the number of comprehensive age-appropriate sex education and adoption programs, Daly said.

The Catholic Church is opposed to artificial contraception.

There's something wonderfully simple about that last line. Here's another simple line: "The Catholic Church has always been opposed to abortion."

Oh wait, I guess that one isn't so understandable to some.