Posted on 12/07/2013 7:43:01 PM PST by ebb tide
Fox News columnist rips Pope Francis, loses Catholic News Service gig
Adam Shaw, an editor for the Fox News website, has been taking a lot of heat, even from some conservatives, for a rip-roaring assessment of the pope’s recent apostolic exhortation. His column is titled: “Pope Francis is the Catholic Church’s Obama – God help us,” which gives you a sense of where Shaw was coming from.
But if Shaw’s Fox job is safe — hey, when Rush Limbaugh is blasting the pontiff anyone else looks tame — his other gig, as a film and video game reviewer for Catholic News Service, is over as of yesterday.
Tony Spence, editor in chief of the wire service, which operates under the aegis of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said he had been “very pleased” with Shaw’s work, which included an analysis of the comics book industry. Spence said he knew that Shaw worked for Fox but it never caused a conflict — until this week. Spence wrote in an email:
“(W)hen he penned the recent piece on Pope Francis, comparing him to President Obama, and presenting it as an op/ed, he seriously compromised his credibility as an objective Catholic journalist for CNS. Had Adam merely reported on the pope’s apostolic exhortation, even citing unflattering sources, there would have been no problem. However, Adam’s caustic condemnation of the exhortation and of Francis himself, one of the key figures we cover daily with objectivity, fairness and certainly charity, left me little choice but to end his service with us.”
Spence wished Shaw well “at FoxNews.com and in all his future endeavors.”
The Gospel according to Matthew doesn’t offend me. I haven’t been offended.
Frustrated yes, I’ll admit that, by your seeming need to “win” an argument by, again, interpreting my words to you in the most unorthodox way they could be interpreted.
It frustrates me when obviously intelligent people such as yourself (and I mean that sincerely, I do believe you’re intelligent) chose to do anything to “win” an argument on a message board, by getting the “precious” last word in via cheap, turn-of-phrase word games rather than actually “listening” (by every real meaning of the word) to what another is saying.
Heaven forbid you might actually learn something from someone else.
But I’m not offended, don’t worry.
Limbaugh was mentioned in the article, you weren't.
Briefly (not exhaustively): Extra Ecclesium Nulla Salus means, just that. There is no salvation outside the Church.
Those who turn from the Church, or reject Her offer of salvation via the Sacraments, knowing full well what they are rejecting, there is no hope for (save their repentance of same). “For man loves the dark rather than the light, for he is a lover of the darkness and hates the light that exposes his sin” (paraphrased). I believe that was this Sunday’s Gospel reading.
Period.
Good. Please keep that in mind when you re-read Vennari's article.
Please check out the link in post 150.
Have you read his stuff... SOCIALIST
Time mag just made a correction. They report, via hotair, that to the contrary, the Holy Father does *not* reject Church dogma.
Bet they choked on that one, don’t you? Of course, it will take ions before other media sources give it up. Delaying the pot becoming un-stirred is so much better for business.
Do you have a link to Time’s correction?
I am sorry. I linked it at hotair.com in the top of the page. It didn’t amount to much in details, but for the correction. Naturally, a very low profile. :)
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.