Church Support from Unlikely Sources

I've just come across three interesting items, all in support of the Church, but from the most unlikely sources: the mainstream and liberal Washington Post; Alan Dershowitz, the liberal lawyer; and former New York mayor, Ed Koch, writing in the Jerusalem Post.

First, David Gibson, a Washington Post reporter, explores "five myths about the Catholic sexual abuse scandal." Although I don't completely agree with Gibson and believe that a couple of his "myths" are a lot closer to the truth, it's refreshing to read anything in support of the Church in the mainstream, secular press. Click here to read his article yourself.

The second article is a post by Alan Dershowitz on, of all places, the conservative website, frontpagemag.com. Dershowitz comes to the defense of Pope Benedict XVI and the Church with regard to how the sexual abuse scandal was handled. I found it particularly interesting since it was written by a liberal Jew who has never, to my knowledge, shown himself to be a friend of the Catholic Church. Click here to read his post.

Finally, former New York mayor, Ed Koch, writing in the Jerusalem Post, accuses the media of blatant anti-Catholicism for its unrelenting attacks on the Catholic Church. A stunning and courageous column in support of the Church, written by a prominent Jew, it is certainly worth reading. Interestingly, Koch completely disagrees David Gibson who, unlike Koch, considers the alleged anti-Catholicism of the mainstream media a myth. And on this subject I agree wholeheartedly with Mayor Koch.  Click here to read his column.

Oh, yes, my original source for each of these articles was the wonderful website: thecatholicthing.org

God's peace...