That's why he is the man of the moment, and why the secular press needs so badly to mold him in their image. (firstthings.com)
So the movement towards emancipation from rules leads us ironically into ever - greater episodes of self - righteousness (the secular press makes the Pharisees of Jesus» day seem downright latitudinarian) and scape - goating (and the bigger the goat the better: e.g., Joe Paterno). (firstthings.com)
During Benedict XVI's April visit to the United States, hardly a story in the secular press failed to mention the teachings of Humanae Vitae, usually alongside adjectives like «divisive» and «controversial» and «outdated.» (firstthings.com)