Vatican journalists launched their own blogs, on which they could be more opinionated about papal politics — and usually on the conservative side, Thavis said. The priorities of the rising new network of conservative Catholic media aren’t limited to issues around sex and ritual. The National Catholic Register, Catholic News Agency and EWTN represent the center core of conservative Catholic media, with LifeSiteNews.com viewed as leaning more toward advocacy than journalism and ChurchMilitant.com even more so. Conservative Catholic outlets have stirred the pot before Viganò. However, one commentator in the conservative Catholic media sphere, who also spoke on the condition of anonymity, said there’s no question the journalists who published Viganò’s full letter without reporting on it had a mission.

Source: Washington Post August 29, 2018 23:36 UTC