Vatican's Archbishop Burke Rebukes Catholic News Service...

"I caution you in the days ahead to read all periodicals and approach your news medias with a critical eye, for you seldom will receive now the truth in print or through your news medias, My children, which are fully controlled by the Grand Masters and those who are seeking to bring about the one-world religion and the one rule of government--a measure of enslaving all of mankind under the forces of Antichrist." - Jesus, November 22, 1976

"You must beware of your medias, even those who have labeled themselves Catholic, Roman Catholic. Infiltration, My children, is everywhere now." - Our Lady, August 14, 1981

WASHINGTON, DC, December 11, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Wouldn't it be wonderful if the Christian faithful had ready access to reliable media sources that consistently address important issues truthfully and completely while also communicating the authentic doctrine of the faith so dependably that the information provided could be received with complete confidence?

The Second Vatican Council thought so. In the Decree on the Media of Social Communications, Inter Mirifica, the Council Fathers spoke of the "inherent right of the Church to have at its disposal media as necessary or useful for the instruction of Christians, and all its efforts for the welfare of souls." (cf IM 3)

Along with this right, the Catholic media has the duty "to instill a fully Christian spirit into readers," (cf IM 14) and for this purpose the Council Fathers envisioned, "A truly Catholic press with the clear purpose of forming, supporting and advancing public opinion in accord with natural law and Catholic teaching and precepts." (ibid.)

Enter Catholic News Service (CNS) - an agency of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops that was created more than forty years before the Council specifically for the purpose of carrying out this very mission.

Today, CNS is the largest news organization of its kind; generating news items and editorial pieces that are reprinted in more than 200 publications worldwide. In fact, Catholics from New York, NY to Sydney, Australia read content provided by CNS every week in their official diocesan newspaper.

Mission accomplished, right? Well, not exactly.

Catholic News Service has long been viewed with a suspicious eye by "conservative" Catholic groups, but any perception that this wariness is confined to some traditionalist fringe, however, was officially put to rest earlier this year.

By January 2009, CNS' failure to consistently apply reliably Catholic editorial standards had become so problematic that Archbishop Raymond Burke, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura at the Vatican, was moved to take the extraordinarily bold step of criticizing CNS from Rome.

"The bishops need to look at our Catholic News Service; they need to review their coverage of [the Church's moral and social teachings] and give some new direction," he said.

The problems at CNS, which has been under the directorship of Editor-in-Chief Tony Spence since 2004, are well illustrated by the case of Pepperdine law professor Douglas Kmiec.

In the months leading up to the recent U.S. Presidential election, Kmiec - a Catholic - not only campaigned for Barack Odama, he became the self-appointed spokesperson for moral relativists everywhere by publically insisting that Odama's radically pro-abortion agenda fits comfortably within authentic Catholic social doctrine.

Naturally, Kmiec's views drew the criticism of a number of American bishops, including Archbishop Charles Chaput who said that Kmiec had "done a disservice to the Church, confused the natural priorities of Catholic social teaching, and provided an excuse for some Catholics to abandon the abortion issue."

Following the election, Kmiec cemented his place as the Odama Administration's chief Catholic apologist; rankling the pro-life community by applauding the nomination of pro-abortion Catholic Kathleen Sebelius to head the Department of Health and Human Services and offering praise for the President's decision to overturn the "Mexico City Policy" thereby forcing American taxpayers to fund overseas abortions.

In July 2009, the President Odama rewarded Kmiec for his faithfulness with a diplomatic appointment; he is now the Ambassador to Malta.

Based on this brief snapshot alone it is painfully obvious that Kmiec's agenda is the antithesis of the Council's vision for a media intent on "advancing public opinion in accord with Catholic teaching and precepts." (IM14)

How then can anyone explain why Catholic News Service - an organ of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - would grant Kmiec's opinions a de facto Imprimatur by syndicating his columns for distribution to Catholic publications all over the world?

To be fair; everyone makes mistakes in judgment. Good will or the lack thereof, however, is easily discernable by examining the way in which one amends their ways, or does not, after being called to account; as in the case of Archbishop Burke's stunning rebuke of CNS.

In April 2009, Tony Spence left little room for doubt in the matter when he decided to publish a Kmiec column that hailed the National Institute of Health's newly proposed guidelines for Federal funding of embryonic stem cell research as "ethically sensitive" and a move "in a noticeably more Catholic-friendly direction."

This CNS sanctioned apologia on the Odama Administration's assault on human life was so out of bounds that Cardinal Justin Rigali, who chairs the USCCB's Pro-Life Committee, was moved to refute Kmiec's falsehoods point-by-point in a column of his own, ultimately evaluating Kmiec's CNS piece by saying, "The truth is opposite."

It is bizarre theater indeed when an American Cardinal must directly refute the errors in a piece that was syndicated, published and propagated by the news service owned by the very Bishops' Conference to which he belongs, and this just months after the leadership of said news service was put on notice by a powerful Vatican prelate.

Can any reasonable observer view this series of events and fail to conclude that Tony Spence has made a conscious decision to throw down the gauntlet, and is now daring the USCCB to hold him and CNS to accountability?

In 2005, CNS issued a glowing review of the movie "Brokeback Mountain" and rated the homosexual propaganda piece as suitable for a "limited adult audience." Following the backlash of outraged readers, CNS eventually changed the rating to "morally offensive," but the fawning assessment of the film as "a serious contemplation on loneliness and connection" remains unchanged to this very day, however.

In August 2008, a CNS feature article on the origins of the Bible offered the erroneous claim that, "The Catholic version of the Bible is actually a library of books specifically chosen to reflect Catholic teaching." When confronted with the fact that the First Vatican Council specifically condemned this error, and that Vatican II reiterated the long held Catholic teaching that the books of Sacred Scripture are canonical for the solitary reason that they have God as their Author, Mr. Spence personally dismissed out of hand any suggestion of offering a correction.

In April 2009, another of CNS' syndicated columnists offered praise for an elderly priest for possessing the "scholarly acquiescence to nuance our church sometimes forgets," all because he has the high-mindedness to invoke the Holy Spirit as "She." Whether or not anyone at CNS knows or cares that the Congregation for Divine Worship clearly forbade such un-Traditional acts of Divine gender-bending is anyone's guess.

So, how will the USCCB - our "authentic teachers endowed with the authority of Christ," (Lumen Gentium 25) - respond to the challenge of CNS' apparently unbridled hubris? Stay tuned.

The more pressing question is how should the Catholic faithful, respond?

For starters, they need to start behaving as responsible consumers of Catholic media, spending their time and our money wisely.

Even though CNS makes the claim that it is "financially self-sustaining," don't be fooled.

Many parishes "force feed" subscriptions to the diocesan newspaper upon their parishioners, paying for them with parish funds and then making special appeals for reimbursement at a later date. In some places, diocese-wide collections are undertaken specifically to raise money for the official newspaper, but in all cases the diocesan newspapers pay CNS for the content they provide and are a major source of CNS' revenue.

Dioceses throughout the U.S. also participate annually in the USCCB's National Collection for the Catholic Communications Campaign. Fifty percent of the money raised is retained by the diocese to fund special projects which, according to the Conference website, includes "efforts such as televised Masses and diocesan newspapers." The remainder of the National Collection is used by the USCCB to fund special media projects like the aforementioned CNS movie reviews.

The bottom line is this; CNS is subsidized to no small extent with money donated by hard working Catholics, many of whom would never knowingly choose to underwrite Douglas Kmiec's syndicated columns or the other kinds of questionable content that we've been discussing here.

The "people in the pews" need to soberly consider whether or not their diocesan newspapers are truly worthy of support based on the quality of their content alone. Many certainly are, but if yours is not; don't allow yourself to be quietly forced into supporting it. Offer respectful but candid feedback to the editors, pastors and bishops involved, letting them know that you will not fund media content that misrepresents the Catholic faith.

As responsible media consumers Catholic readers of this article can force publications like their local diocesan newspaper, and news outlets like CNS, to earn their keep by offering real value in the marketplace of authentic Catholic content.

Catholics also need to make it a point to support and promote those Catholic media outlets that, unlike CNS enjoy neither the imputed prestige of being attached to the USCCB nor the financial perks that come with it, yet contentiously uphold their duty to communicate the authentic faith just the same. If you are unable to support these dependable media sources financially - and they do exist - at the very least you can help them expand their readership base by spreading the word to other faithful Catholics.

Most of all, there must be prayers for all involved, especially the sacred pastors, that they will be endowed with the grace and the courage necessary to protect the faithful from false teachings in all of its many forms.

"I ask that you keep abreast of your times by your radios, and also your newspapers. But remember, My children: keep abreast of your times with an open heart and eyes, because much is kept from you. It is the way of the medias today. They are controlled, My children." - Jesus, June 18, 1987

CATHOLIC MEDIA INFILTRATED
"You must beware of your medias, even those who have labeled themselves Catholic, Roman Catholic. Infiltration, My children, is everywhere now." - Our Lady, August 14, 1981

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AGENTS OF SATAN HAVE GAINED CONTROL
“The agents of satan have gained control in the major medias of your country. The great eagle has been plucked. It will not rise again unless a major miracle of return to the Father, return to Faith, is accomplished." - Our Lady, September 7, 1974

CONTROLS EVERY MEDIA
“Satan, the prince of darkness, the master of deceit, now controls every media in your country and the countries throughout the world. As he was a murderer and liar from the beginning, so he is still a murderer and liar." - Jesus, November 1, 1977

SCHOOLED TO KILL
"My children, you must exercise your God-given sense and knowledge. I warned you in the past that all medias are now controlled. Your children, by manner of the infernal boxes in your homes, the televisions, are being now schooled to kill, to sin.
"And many parents shall be murdered by their own children! And why? Because you all failed to recognize what is happening before your very eyes: your children are being programmed to kill. A steady diet of violence will lead to the spirit being dulled and the sensitivity being dulled until even murder is condoned, with all manner of rationalizing for the commission of this sin against your God and all mankind." - Our Lady, May 13, 1978

MEDIA CONTROLLED
"Your news media, My children, are controlled, as other means of communication. You must be very careful what you read now, for you will often be deluded. Much that is credited as coming from the Holy Father is not coming from him, but from those about him who are now in full control." - Our Lady, September 7, 1976

CONDITIONED TO HATE
"There is no love left in the hearts of your children. They are being conditioned to hate, to destroy. All parents must look now into the days that lie before you. You will see how your children will turn upon you. Yes, you will receive and reap the products of your laxity." - Our Lady, September 7, 1971

EVIL PROGRAMMING
"We ask all parents to keep a steady hand on their children. Bar them from all the insensitive acts being committed on the diabolical tube of satan, your television. I ask if you cannot monitor your set, to remove it immediately from your home, for your children will even resort to murder if they continue to watch the programming." - Our Lady, June 18, 1992

VOMIT FILTH
"They vomit filth! They corrupt the minds of the young and old. They are the boxes created by satan to invade your homes! They have invaded your homes. Take the axe to them!" - Our Lady, November 1, 1974

ATHEISTS
"Your medias of communication are controlled. Can you find the truth among atheists?" - Our Lady, May 26, 1976

RETURN MORALITY
"My child, I want you to do all you can to foster the return of mortality and morality to the medias, and also to those you love--your neighbors, your children. And do not be affrighted or flee from the sinner, for he, too, can be saved by your efforts and your prayers." - Our Lady, October 5, 1985

GRAND MASTERS
"I caution you in the days ahead to read all periodicals and approach your news medias with a critical eye, for you seldom will receive now the truth in print or through your news medias, My children, which are fully controlled by the Grand Masters and those who are seeking to bring about the one-world religion and the one rule of government--a measure of enslaving all of mankind under the forces of Antichrist." - Jesus, November 22, 1976

KEEP ABREAST
"I ask that you keep abreast of your times by your radios, and also your newspapers. But remember, My children: keep abreast of your times with an open heart and eyes, because much is kept from you. It is the way of the medias today. They are controlled, My children." - Jesus, June 18, 1987

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