I feel a bit embarrassed now….
I popped a post on this blog yesterday from the Mail Online entitled as follows:-
Found some additional Internet links, one of which came from the Telegraph:-
…and generally felt quite pleased with myself. Well, why not? It’s current and topical and the mainstream media are simply reporting the fact that the Vatican and the Pope have released a statement outlining their stance on Halloween. Or so I thought.
As I had been hypnotised by the headlines, a simple fact passed me by, that has been highlighted by the ever observant folks over at Get Religion. These media ‘reports’ were lifted from the newspaper L’Osservatore Romano and then promptly pumped out to the masses as official Vatican statements.
All together now, religion-beat pros (and fans), let’s chant this together: L’Osservatore Romano does not equal the Vatican.
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But that’s besides the point. Read the story and see if you can find a single statement in it that comes from the Vatican, let alone from a Vatican office that is charged with making pronouncements about holy days, liturgical questions, church traditions, etc.
Oh dear silly me, I am learning, albeit rather slowly.
Catholic blogs criticize media over ‘Vatican-condemns Halloween’ stories
If you have stumbled onto this blog and are not a Christian, get yourself a hot drink, pull up a comfy chair and then tuck into the following article written by one of the best in the business:- All Of Grace by Charles Spurgeon
Tags: Church Life, Media