Greg Jarrett Says Everybody Loves Cardinal Timothy Dolan? Really?

Fox "News" does love culture war wedge issues which they can spin into "controversies" and "outrages" that are used to further divide the world into their dualistic world view of good vs. evil. Fox has designated the management of the Empire State Building as part of the evil forces (could it be Satan?) that are continuously fighting against the forces of good. The "outrage" is their refusal to light up their building to honor NY's Cardinal Timothy Dolan. Head of the Catholic League, Bill Donohue, whose claim to speak for Catholics is dubious, says Catholics are angry. Never wanting to waste an opportunity to pander to victimized Christians, Fox News (Dolan's personal network) is running with the outrage meme. Last Friday, Megyn Kelly and Donahue got a tad apopletic over this issue. And on Saturday's news block, this topic was part of Heather Childers' women's panel. But when Childers tossed to Greg Jarrett, all semblance of journalistic objectivity flew out the window with an amazingly idiotic quote from Jarrett.

Childers' panel, a regular feature on Saturday afternoons, is a decent piece of TV journalism as there is always at least one non right wing partisan in the group. The discussions cover a variety of topics. Jehmu Greene and Sally Kohn had no problem with the Empire State decision, as, they say, it is a private business. Andrea Tantaros disagreed. Nothing surprising here. But when Childers tossed over to Jarrett, he whined about how this is a lousy decision because "everybody," not just Catholics and New Yorkers, "loves Cardinal Dolan." Really?

First of all, the issue doesn't seem to be resonating beyond the pale of Fox News and Donahue's "Catholic League." I daresay that your average American probably doesn't even know who Dolan is. I also daresay that many Catholics probably don't even know who their own bishop is. But it is apparent that there are some who actually don't like Dolan. The pro-choice community is aware that he is a point person in the resistance to the HHS contraception mandate and they aren't too pleased about what is considered another assault on women's reproductive rights by the Catholic Church. And David Clohessy, the executive director of Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests said, about Dolan, that "He's charming and affable but as bad or worse than most bishops when it comes to clergy sex crimes and coverups." Clohessy's group accuse Dolan of being "deceitful and secret" in allowing an accused sexually abusive priest to resign rather than deal with the problem.

So no, Greg, not everybody loves Cardinal Dolan. But hey, as George Costanza said, "it's not a lie if you believe it."

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Frank LaFerriere commented 2012-09-14 11:28:24 -0400 · Flag

I HATE Cardinal Timothy “Head Pedophile Pimp” Dolan and as a victim and survivor of priest sexual abuse and torture, I condemn him for his actions he has taken and the words he has said against us victims of priest rape and torture. I say this idiot thinks he is going to get into heaven? You all love him and call him holy? Well those who do along with him are going straight to hell for all eternity. Frank J LaFerriere

Trumpwr Iterfive commented 2012-02-29 09:26:43 -0500 · Flag

How well does this pro-Papist propaganda go with the Fox’s Evangelical fan base? Should an agent of the Whore of Babylon and a lieutenant of the Anti-Christ be honored in this manner?

Average American Patriot commented 2012-02-27 22:11:59 -0500 · Flag

Wendi and Rupert – heart – Cardinals.

Antoinette commented 2012-02-27 17:24:58 -0500 · Flag

Dolan is a fraud and a evil man, and does not deserve the title of Cardinal. He should have been thrown out of the catholic church decades ago.

His desire for sainthood will never be met, because parents, whose children were molested by these evil priests, will protest it.

The Fox “News” frauds continue to protect pedophile priests. Call talk radio shows and write letters to newspapers, and ask why Fox “News” continues to protect pedophile priests.

NOTE TO JARRETT

No, not everyone likes this low-down, wicked man named Timothy Dolan.

truman commented 2012-02-27 17:08:48 -0500 · Flag

Everybody? Some say that buggered former altar boys are not thrilled with Dolan’s blatant coverup for pedophile priests.

Kent Brockman commented 2012-02-27 17:02:54 -0500 · Flag

Religion = Dictated, Repressive “Reason”

No, I don’t like that, or the minions therein.

Visitor 55 commented 2012-02-27 16:11:21 -0500 · Flag

Jarrett, squealed “everybody,” not just Catholics and New Yorkers, “loves Cardinal Dolan.”

Ummm, Jarrett, you wannabe, no, not everybody loves dolan. Just you FokkksGOPTV pukes and your mindless sheep love dolan. Everybody else doesn’t even know who he is nor do they care.

Joseph West commented 2012-02-27 15:35:21 -0500 · Flag

And Priscilla, I’d say that the LGBT community is among those who don’t have much love for Dolan since he was at the forefront of the religious right’s opposition to New York’s extending marriage equality. (Pretty much anytime there’s a suggestion that the LGBT community be treated as having “equal rights under the law,” Dolan’s sure to oppose it, usually with some strawman argument that the proposal will infringe on “religious freedom.” Incidentally, I say “strawman argument,” you say “outright lie,” it’s all pretty much the same thing. Dolan’s playing fast and loose with one of God’s Big Ten.)

Aria Prescott commented 2012-02-27 14:36:25 -0500 · Flag

“I daresay that your average American probably doesn’t even know who Dolan is.”

I only know who he is because Fox News props him up so much. I looked him up once and his pro-life views are pretty fanatic. Like Randall Terry, even a lot of the more moderate pro-lifers aren’t fans of his- some of them even said (with no sugar coating) that they think he’s “a little bit nuts.”

I only have a problem with them saying “a little bit.”