I recieved this e-mail as well and I began a response and kept coming up against the same issue as you mention here. Perhaps I have a "rosey" view of manners but it seems to me if you are going to dish out this level of accusation you darn well ought to back it up with at least one example. Its so negative (the title alone), that it turns me away from reading the book. Why? Because it sounds like so many other mean-spirited accusations I've heard coming from both conservatives and liberals or anyone with an axe to grind.
I have concerns about some of the stuff I've seen on EWTN and, going back to the 1980s! But, overall I think the network is very good and I am just tired of seeing Catholics rend each other over human error or ignorance. Yes, EWTN has a responsibility to broadcast accurate Catholic teaching and to avoid Enthusiams of all sorts, including Mr. Ferrara's brand. However, I think I will read this book. I'm sure some of my friends will have purchased it and will let me borrow a copy.
Precisely. I am sure that EWTN is not perfect (what human endeavor is?) but without any facts (and I still have yet to read any posts that provide them) to back these accusations up, this review reads like a New York Slimes book review of Treason, Slander or How To Talk To A Liberal (If You Must); lots of noise and no substance.