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So far EWTN, in particular Raymond Arroyo, have been doing all of the punching. From even before Pachamama there have been 'World Over' items critical of goings on in the Vatican. It has been a long string of punches that have hit their target. The Vatican is now punching back.
Cardinal Parolin addressed a meeting of European affiliates of EWTN on October 19th. Hannah Brockhaus has the CNA version of the story. It's OK but pulled some punches.
Read it here: Cardinal Parolin to EWTN: Truth must be ‘fearlessly upheld’
For what REALLY happened, and with a hint to what is to come we need to look at the same story from Mike Lewis' article about the same event as found in the wherepeteris.com website. It reads VERY differently. For example, the title reads 'Cardinal Parolin calls on EWTN to support the pope'. The article gets pointed after that. Read it here:
Cardinal Parolin calls on EWTN to support the pope
"These words, expressing the hope that people may see “EWTN as a work of God,” serve as a challenge to the network. EWTN has, through its news outlets and television broadcasts, been a constant source of lies, calumny, and slander against the pope and the faithful Catholics who remain loyal him and to the Magisterium of the Church. Pope Francis has said they do “the work of the devil.” These words went ignored by the network, and, based upon several of their recent television programs, this continues to be the case."
"Although the coverage of the speech by EWTN’s wire service, Catholic News Agency, did not associate the cardinal’s speech with the network’s antagonism towards the pope, other journalists interpreted it as a clear message about their behavior in recent years. For example, Christopher White of the National Catholic Reporter wrote, “The remarks from Parolin, who is widely regarded as a cautious diplomat, mark a rare occasion in the pope’s nearly decadelong papacy that the Vatican has directly criticized the network, which attests to its commitment to ‘redemptive Catholic journalism.'”
"Crux’s Elise Ann Allen also noted the network’s long history of antagonism towards the current pontificate, noting that in the past, “EWTN had come under fire from Cardinal Sean O’Malley from Boston, saying both social media and the EWTN network have created a distorted image of Pope Francis in the United States.”
The difference between these two articles is telling. I think Mike Lewis actually tells us better what happened and is happening.
So the Vatican does not like EWTN because EWTN has been critical of the Vatican in the last several years. The message is that EWTN must say nice things about the pope and the Vatican. Not, for example, giving time to people like cardinal Muller. I expect now that the Parolin speech is out there, we will very soon see the usual American cardinals (Cupich, Tobin, McElroy, Ferrel) and their friends calling for an investigation and an eventual suppression of EWTN if EWTN decides not to play nice with the Vatican by only saying favorable things about the goings on there. Just for an example, I suspect EWTN should have extolled how wonderful the most recent appointments of Pope Francis to the Pontifical Academy for Life which were made Oct. 15 and included the atheist and pro-abortion economist Mariana Mazzucato as well as Msgr. Philippe Bordeyne, a theologian critical of St. Paul VI’s encyclical Humanae Vitae, on the regulation of birth. EWTN shouldn't have been critical at all of the pope on this matter. Not if they don't want to be shut down.
EWTN took a great leap when Mother Angelica came out against Cardinal Mahoney. That was a famous and well needed tirade. I guess she shouldn't have done that either. And EWTN should have praised Pachamama. And should be running stories preparing us for the reversal of Humanae Vitae I suppose. EWTN is too divisive, too hateful, not supportive of every move of the pope. And EWTN must reverse that or die. We shall see, but I expect the anti-EWTN campaign to take off within days.
Cardinal Parolin addressed a meeting of European affiliates of EWTN on October 19th. Hannah Brockhaus has the CNA version of the story. It's OK but pulled some punches.
Read it here: Cardinal Parolin to EWTN: Truth must be ‘fearlessly upheld’
For what REALLY happened, and with a hint to what is to come we need to look at the same story from Mike Lewis' article about the same event as found in the wherepeteris.com website. It reads VERY differently. For example, the title reads 'Cardinal Parolin calls on EWTN to support the pope'. The article gets pointed after that. Read it here:
Cardinal Parolin calls on EWTN to support the pope
"These words, expressing the hope that people may see “EWTN as a work of God,” serve as a challenge to the network. EWTN has, through its news outlets and television broadcasts, been a constant source of lies, calumny, and slander against the pope and the faithful Catholics who remain loyal him and to the Magisterium of the Church. Pope Francis has said they do “the work of the devil.” These words went ignored by the network, and, based upon several of their recent television programs, this continues to be the case."
"Although the coverage of the speech by EWTN’s wire service, Catholic News Agency, did not associate the cardinal’s speech with the network’s antagonism towards the pope, other journalists interpreted it as a clear message about their behavior in recent years. For example, Christopher White of the National Catholic Reporter wrote, “The remarks from Parolin, who is widely regarded as a cautious diplomat, mark a rare occasion in the pope’s nearly decadelong papacy that the Vatican has directly criticized the network, which attests to its commitment to ‘redemptive Catholic journalism.'”
"Crux’s Elise Ann Allen also noted the network’s long history of antagonism towards the current pontificate, noting that in the past, “EWTN had come under fire from Cardinal Sean O’Malley from Boston, saying both social media and the EWTN network have created a distorted image of Pope Francis in the United States.”
The difference between these two articles is telling. I think Mike Lewis actually tells us better what happened and is happening.
So the Vatican does not like EWTN because EWTN has been critical of the Vatican in the last several years. The message is that EWTN must say nice things about the pope and the Vatican. Not, for example, giving time to people like cardinal Muller. I expect now that the Parolin speech is out there, we will very soon see the usual American cardinals (Cupich, Tobin, McElroy, Ferrel) and their friends calling for an investigation and an eventual suppression of EWTN if EWTN decides not to play nice with the Vatican by only saying favorable things about the goings on there. Just for an example, I suspect EWTN should have extolled how wonderful the most recent appointments of Pope Francis to the Pontifical Academy for Life which were made Oct. 15 and included the atheist and pro-abortion economist Mariana Mazzucato as well as Msgr. Philippe Bordeyne, a theologian critical of St. Paul VI’s encyclical Humanae Vitae, on the regulation of birth. EWTN shouldn't have been critical at all of the pope on this matter. Not if they don't want to be shut down.
EWTN took a great leap when Mother Angelica came out against Cardinal Mahoney. That was a famous and well needed tirade. I guess she shouldn't have done that either. And EWTN should have praised Pachamama. And should be running stories preparing us for the reversal of Humanae Vitae I suppose. EWTN is too divisive, too hateful, not supportive of every move of the pope. And EWTN must reverse that or die. We shall see, but I expect the anti-EWTN campaign to take off within days.