Matt C. Abbott: "Bravo, Bishop Olmsted!; Archbishop Dolan defends Catholic League"

 

Matt C. Abbott column

Bravo, Bishop Olmsted!; Archbishop Dolan defends Catholic League

Matt C. Abbott

Matt C. Abbott
December 22, 2010

Gee, is there any way we can make Phoenix Bishop Thomas Olmsted bishop of, say, 90 percent of the U.S. dioceses? He definitely "walks the walk," which is more than one can say for many, if not most, bishops these days.

Bishop Olmsted has stripped St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix of its Catholic designation. Why? According to a Dec. 21 Catholic World News — an excellent source for Catholic news, by the way — story (excerpted; click here for the full article):

Not surprisingly, the secular media is having a field day misrepresenting this story. For example, a Dec. 21 Reuters article begins this way: "The Catholic bishop of Phoenix on Tuesday stripped a local hospital of Catholic affiliation after it ended a woman's pregnancy to save her life."

Sheesh. How's that for "objective" reporting?

Archbishop Timothy Dolan, in a recent blog post, defends the Catholic League. Check it out.

Matt C. Abbott is a Catholic columnist with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication, Media and Theatre from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, and an Associate in Applied Science degree in Business Management from Triton College in River Grove, Ill. He has worked in the right-to-life movement and is a published writer focused on Catholic and social issues. He can be reached at mattcabbott@gmail.com

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