Hell Hath No Fury Like The Feuerher

The new initiative "Catholic Advocate," whose goal is to expose politicians "who hide their pro-abortion record behind a smokescreen of faith," confirmed to CNA that they do have the support of Senator Sam Brownback for their initiative.

But on Friday, Joe Feuerher, a staff writer of the National Catholic Reporter, questioned the authenticity of the letter, quoting Brownback's spokesman Brian Hart, who said that "our chief of staff ... had never seen, heard of, or approved it."

On Monday, Catholic Advocate sent CNA a copy of the email approving the letter from Senator Brownback. The email, which involves the names of other individuals not relevant to the story, was dated February 29, 2008 to Matt Schenk, of HSP Direct, clearly stating that "the Brownback/Catholic Advocate appeal" was "ok, approved."

Regarding the statements of Brian Hart quoted by the Reporter, Glen Chambers, chief of staff for Senator Brownback, explained that "I think we've gotten to the bottom of the confusion over the mail piece. Neither the Senator nor I had seen the letter or were aware of it. I figured out that you did get permission to use his name on the piece from a former campaign staffer in February of last year." Chambers also said there would not be future mailings using the Senator's name.

The CNA story also gives credence to the character assassinations that are reserved for Catholics who assent to the authority of the Deposit of Faith.

In the his story, Feuerher takes special aim at Deal Hudson, whom he describes as a "conservative Catholic activist and Republican political operative." Feuerher dedicates part of his article to focusing attention on his own controversial report from 2004 that detailed an inappropriate sexual encounter Hudson had revealed and apologized for several years ago.

In 2004, Feuerher deflected criticism that his intention was character assassination by saying that he just followed "where the story led me."

Nevertheless, earlier this year, Catholic blogs called attention to the Hudson story by saying that the coverage the National Catholic Reporter gave to the scandal surrounding Eric McFadden was insufficient in comparison.

I love the Freudian slip in Feuerherd's name. Considering the sex scandals right under the noses of the National Catholic Reporter, I'm amazed they are so bold.

I wouldn't wish the despicable characters at the NCR crowd upon McFadden's family.

But, let's mark the occasion: There are obscene pictures of a minor taken in his his wife's car and plenty of lewd and lascivious sex details in the public domain that the National Catholic Reporter story didn't "take them".

Catholics United is never associated with the sexual criminal and pedophile they sent to five parishes in Ohio to "protect children". NCR has yet to ask the question as to whether the sexual socipath went inside of the parish building on the directives of the DNC and their cronies at "Catholics United".

Feuerherd did not respond to my question about about Kennedy initiating the story. I'm terribly sorry that Kennedy is sick and I pray for his health and his conversion. But, let's have the decency to be honest. There's never been any mention in the National Catholic Reporter of the Kennedy's canoodlings when he drove off the bridge and left the woman to die. The story never seems to "take them there" even when its the Kennedys using the resources of the National Catholic Reporter to intimidate.

There is an end to letting the proabortion lobby of the DNC use political terrorism at a periodical with the name Catholic on it.