CNN Misleads on Catholic Bishops’ Abortion Views, Quotes Only Liberal Dissenters

NewsBusters.org ^ | 11/16/2007 | Matthew Balan

[Pyro7480]

CNN, during a report on Thursday’s "The Situation Room," mislead its viewers by reporting that a new document issued by the Catholic bishops on voting stated that "the candidate who supports abortion rights shouldn't necessarily be counted out for your vote." Besides this misrepresentation, the report also highlighted the issue of denying pro-abortion politicians Communion. CNN correspondent Mary Snow reported that some "critics" state that "the Communion question was created by extremists, and they hope they're shut out of this election cycle." Speaking of "shutting out," conservative and faithful Catholics were not featured at all in the report. Instead, Snow played two sound bites from prominent liberal Catholics.

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[Pyro7480]

As one commenter on NewsBusters put it:

It's as silly and disingenuous as saying:

-Is it morally permissible to shoot a deaf person? Of course not. But what if the deaf person is about to set off a grenade? Yes, OK, under those mitigating circumstances, you would be justified.
-BISHOPS RECOMMEND SHOOTING THE DEAF!!!

[Pyro7480]

Catholic ping!

[sandyeggo]

Look at the screen cap, forpete'ssake.

BISHOPS: BE FLEXIBLE ON ABORTION.

Idiots.

[kstewskis]

as per usual:

[Salvation]

Can we contact CNN about this?

Anyone have the contact page link. I refuse to go on their website, but will be glad to do some other contacting.

[Northern Yankee]

Why are we not surprised?

They will do anything to swing the Catholic voter towards voting pro-choice.

It makes ya wonder that perhaps polling isn't looking very favorable towards you know who.

[conservonator]

The Bishops invited this type of spinning when they failed to use precise and definitive language.

[maryz]

In other news, dog bites man . . .

Let me know when CNN has an orthodox commentator!

[Salvation]

Typical lamestream ABCNNBCBS media.

[ArrogantBustard]

I have no doubt, though, that some persons (even members of this forum) will believe that CNN is reporting the absolute, undistorted, complete truth.

[ArrogantBustard]

The Bishops should speak more clearly.

No matter what the Bishops do, CNN et al. will lie, distort, misrepresent and dissemble. It's what they do.

Dogs bark, skunks stink, and MSM reporters lie.

[conservonator]

No matter what the Bishops do, CNN et al. will lie, distort, misrepresent and dissemble. It's what they do.

I'm patiently waiting for the USCCB to issue a statement requesting that CNN correct the misrepresentation of the Bishops position.

[Campion]

I'm patiently waiting for the USCCB to issue a statement requesting that CNN correct the misrepresentation of the Bishops position.

CATHOLIC BISHOPS REJECT FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

Film at 11.

[ArrogantBustard]

If the bishops opened up an “Office for the Correction of Media Distortions”, it would require several full time staff ... and they’d be very busy.

[conservonator]

Lol, sad but true

[conservonator]

I would rather see them spend their time and our $ on that than on some of the other projects they come up with. I don’t see being slavishly devoted to the promulgation of truth as being a bad thing.

[ArrogantBustard]

I don’t see being slavishly devoted to the promulgation of truth as being a bad thing

I don't either. I'd much rather pay for the hypothetical OCMD than for all the "peace and justice" crap they puke up.