{"id":18826,"date":"2020-12-22T11:38:12","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T11:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evaggelatos.com\/?p=18826"},"modified":"2020-12-26T21:32:27","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T21:32:27","slug":"%ce%b5%ce%bd%cf%8e-%ce%b2%cf%81%ce%b9%cf%83%ce%ba%ce%bf%ce%bc%ce%b1%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b5-%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b9%cf%82-%cf%80%ce%b1%cf%81%ce%b1%ce%bc%cf%80%ce%bd%ce%ad%cf%82-%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%85-3%ce%bf%cf%85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evaggelatos.com\/?p=18826","title":{"rendered":"\u0395\u03bd\u03ce \u03b2\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03bco\u03bd\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03a0\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5 \u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03ad\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf \u03a0\u03ac\u03c0\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03c4\u03ac\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03b9\u03b2\u03bb\u03af\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c8\u03b5 \u03b3\u03b9&#8217; \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc\u03bd \u03bf Austen Ivereigh"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1608812850530_1204\" class=\"banner-thumbnail-wrapper\" data-content-field=\"main-image\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1608812850530_1203\" class=\"blog-item-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1608812850530_45\" class=\"title-desc-wrapper\">\n<p><time class=\"dt-published published post-date\" datetime=\"2020-12-02\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-18830\" src=\"https:\/\/evaggelatos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/\u03c0\u03bf\u03c0\u03b5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"278\" \/>December 2, 2020<\/time><\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1608812850530_1202\" class=\"post-title\" data-shrink-original-size=\"44\">Parts of pope&#8217;s new book may be woke, but news coverage hasn&#8217;t told the whole story<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"main-content\" data-content-field=\"main-content\" data-collection-id=\"536fab69e4b00b0fd2515399\" data-edit-main-image=\"\">\n<div class=\"blog-item\">\n<article id=\"article-5fc52ad0173fb5383b4a20cf\" class=\"entry h-entry hentry category-abortion category-catholicism category-churches category-clemente-lisi category-journalism category-lawsuits category-pope-francis category-social-media category-vatican category-books category-coronavirus author-clemente-lisi post-type-text has-main-image clear\" data-item-id=\"5fc52ad0173fb5383b4a20cf\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"meta-below-title \">\n<div class=\"entry-byline\"><span class=\"entry-author\"><a class=\"p-author author entry-byline-link\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getreligion.org\/?author=5b9aaf377e5992c3ce7cb05a\" rel=\"author\">Clemente Lisi<\/a><a class=\"scroll\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getreligion.org\/getreligion\/2020\/11\/30\/parts-of-popes-new-book-may-be-woke-but-news-coverage-hasnt-told-the-whole-story#comments\">Comments<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-morefrom\"><span class=\"entry-category\"><a class=\"entry-morefrom-link\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getreligion.org\/getreligion\/category\/Abortion\" rel=\"tag\">Abortion<\/a>, <a class=\"entry-morefrom-link\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getreligion.org\/getreligion\/category\/Catholicism\" rel=\"tag\">Catholicism<\/a>, <a class=\"entry-morefrom-link\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getreligion.org\/getreligion\/category\/Churches\" rel=\"tag\">Churches<\/a>, <a class=\"entry-morefrom-link\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getreligion.org\/getreligion\/category\/Clemente+Lisi\" rel=\"tag\">Clemente Lisi<\/a>, <a class=\"entry-morefrom-link\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getreligion.org\/getreligion\/category\/Journalism\" rel=\"tag\">Journalism<\/a>, <a class=\"entry-morefrom-link\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getreligion.org\/getreligion\/category\/Lawsuits\" rel=\"tag\">Lawsuits<\/a>, <a class=\"entry-morefrom-link\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getreligion.org\/getreligion\/category\/Pope+Francis\" rel=\"tag\">Pope Francis<\/a>, <a class=\"entry-morefrom-link\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getreligion.org\/getreligion\/category\/Social+Media\" rel=\"tag\">Social Media<\/a>, <a class=\"entry-morefrom-link\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getreligion.org\/getreligion\/category\/Vatican\" rel=\"tag\">Vatican<\/a>, <a class=\"entry-morefrom-link\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getreligion.org\/getreligion\/category\/Books\" rel=\"tag\">Books<\/a>, <a class=\"entry-morefrom-link\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getreligion.org\/getreligion\/category\/Coronavirus\" rel=\"tag\">Coronavirus<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<div id=\"item-5fc52ad0173fb5383b4a20cf\" class=\"sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12\" data-layout-label=\"Post Body\" data-type=\"item\" data-updated-on=\"1606757665502\">\n<div class=\"row sqs-row\">\n<div class=\"col sqs-col-12 span-12\">\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1606757054578_93562\" class=\"sqs-block video-block sqs-block-video\" data-block-json=\"{&quot;blockAnimation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;caption-hidden&quot;,&quot;overlay&quot;:false,&quot;description&quot;:{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;Pope Francis has a new book titled \\&quot;Let Us Dream\\&quot; due December 1st. Rome Correspondent, Colm Flynn joins to talk more on what is mentioned in the new book an...&quot;},&quot;hSize&quot;:null,&quot;floatDir&quot;:null,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;iframe src=\\&quot;\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xXUUrpUMY6A?wmode=opaque&amp;amp;enablejsapi=1\\&quot; height=\\&quot;480\\&quot; width=\\&quot;854\\&quot; scrolling=\\&quot;no\\&quot; frameborder=\\&quot;0\\&quot; allowfullscreen=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;\\n&lt;\/iframe&gt;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xXUUrpUMY6A&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:854,&quot;height&quot;:480,&quot;providerName&quot;:&quot;YouTube&quot;,&quot;thumbnailUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/xXUUrpUMY6A\/hqdefault.jpg&quot;,&quot;resolvedBy&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;}\" data-block-type=\"32\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1608812850530_131\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div class=\"intrinsic\">\n<div class=\"embed-block-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1608812850530_138\" class=\"sqs-video-wrapper video-none\" data-html=\"&lt;iframe src=&quot;\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xXUUrpUMY6A?wmode=opaque&amp;enablejsapi=1&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; width=&quot;854&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;br\/&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" data-provider-name=\"YouTube\">\n<div class=\"intrinsic\">\n<div class=\"intrinsic-inner\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1608812850530_142\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xXUUrpUMY6A?wmode=opaque&amp;enablejsapi=1\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\">&lt;br\/&gt;<\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-6b9dc9db0bfae8e3e284\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<p class=\"\">While most of you were either shopping for your Thanksgiving meal or preparing it, Pope Francis was busy promoting his new book.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">To be fair, the pontiff wasn\u2019t doing exactly that in the same way as other authors, who typically make TV appearances and do book signings at your local bookstore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Instead, the pope was getting the word out in other ways. The book, titled <em>Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future<\/em>, was <a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/pope\/news\/2020-11\/pope-francis-let-us-dream-book-ivereigh-excerpt-summary.html\">excerpted in the Italian daily <em>La Repubblica<\/em><\/a>, a left-wing newspaper not shy about highlighting the pope\u2019s more woke leanings over the past few years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The excerpt earned widespread media coverage and praise. <em>The Associated Press<\/em>, <a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/race-and-ethnicity-pope-francis-coronavirus-pandemic-racial-injustice-8e6f5fb54479069f2604426b8a37a194\">in its Nov. 23 news account<\/a> after attaining an advance copy, ran with the headline: \u201cPope book backs George Floyd protests, blasts virus skeptic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The key to this story is that this book comes at a time when the Catholic church is deeply divided along doctrinal and political lines. How was this issue handled? Here\u2019s how the story opens:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"\">Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the U.S. police killing of George Floyd and is blasting COVID-19 skeptics and media organizations that spread their conspiracies in a new book penned during the Vatican\u2019s coronavirus lockdown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In \u201cLet Us Dream,\u201d Francis also criticizes populist politicians who whip up rallies in ways reminiscent of the 1930s, and the hypocrisy of \u201crigid\u201d conservative Catholics who support them. But he also criticizes the forceful downing of historic statues during protests for racial equality this year as a misguided attempt to \u201cpurify the past.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The 150-page book, due out Dec. 1, was ghost-written by Francis\u2019 English-language biographer, Austen Ivereigh, and at times the prose and emphasis seems almost more Ivereigh\u2019s than Francis.\u2019 That\u2019s somewhat intentional \u2014 Ivereigh said Monday he hopes a more colloquial English-speaking pope will resonate with English-speaking readers and believers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">At its core, \u201cLet Us Dream\u201d<strong> aims to outline Francis\u2019 vision of a more economically and environmentally just post-coronavirus world where the poor, the elderly and weak aren\u2019t left on the margins and the wealthy aren\u2019t consumed only with profits.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\">It should be noted that the news story deals mostly with Floyd and the pandemic because <a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/Let-Us-Dream\/Pope-Francis\/9781982171865\">the press release issued by Simon &amp; Schuster<\/a> to go with the book that was made available to reporters and reviewers highlighted those sections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In other words, the press office there knew how to preach to the choir.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1606757054578_75249\" class=\"\\&quot;twitter-tweet\\&quot;\" data-block-json=\"&quot;{&quot;cache_age&quot;:&quot;3153600000&quot;,&quot;authorUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesMartinSJ&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:550,&quot;height&quot;:null,&quot;hSize&quot;:null,&quot;resolveObject&quot;:&quot;Tweet&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;blockquote\">\n<p dir=\"\\&quot;ltr\\&quot;\" lang=\"\\&quot;en\\&quot;\">Pope Francis in his new book <a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LetUsDream?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\&quot;\">#LetUsDream<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\\&#8221;Those who declare <strong>there is too much &#8216;confusion&#8217; in the Church,<\/strong> and only this or that group of purists or traditionalists can be trusted, sow <strong>division in the Body<\/strong>. This, too, is spiritual worldliness.\\&#8221; <a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/pAha0ltC6o\\&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/pAha0ltC6o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\\u2014 James Martin, SJ (@JamesMartinSJ) <a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesMartinSJ\/status\/1330918448499666946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\&quot;\">November 23, 2020<\/a>\\n<script async=\\&quot;\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\&quot; charset=\\&quot;utf-8\\&quot;><\/script>&#8220;,&#8221;url&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesMartinSJ\/status\/1330918448499666946&#8243;,&#8221;resolvedBy&#8221;:&#8221;twitter&#8221;,&#8221;floatDir&#8221;:null,&#8221;authorName&#8221;:&#8221;James Martin, SJ&#8221;,&#8221;version&#8221;:&#8221;1.0&#8243;,&#8221;resolved&#8221;:true,&#8221;type&#8221;:&#8221;rich&#8221;,&#8221;providerName&#8221;:&#8221;Twitter&#8221;,&#8221;providerUrl&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/twitter.com&#8221;}&#8221; data-block-type=&#8221;22&#8243;&gt;<\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1608812850530_173\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1330918448499666946&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.getreligion.org%2Fgetreligion%2F2020%2F11%2F30%2Fparts-of-popes-new-book-may-be-woke-but-news-coverage-hasnt-told-the-whole-story&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1330918448499666946\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1606757054578_76562\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<p class=\"\">The <em>AP<\/em> news story, for example, went further and even highlighted Francis\u2019 expressions of disdain for some conservative media voices in the United States. Here\u2019s that section halfway down the story:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"\">Turning to the pandemic, Francis <strong>blasted people<\/strong> who protested anti-virus restrictions \u201cas if measures that governments must impose for the good of their people constitute some kind of political assault on autonomy or personal freedom!\u201d (\u03a0\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c3\u03bc\u03b9\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b7\u03c4\u03ae\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf \u03a0\u03ac\u03c0\u03b1\u03c2).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He accused some in the church and Catholic media of being part of the problem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cYou\u2019ll never find such people protesting the death of George Floyd, or joining a demonstration because there are shantytowns where children lack water or education,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThey turned into a cultural battle what was in truth an effort to ensure the protection of life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He praised journalists who reported on how the pandemic was affecting the poorest. But he took a broad swipe at unnamed media organizations that \u201cused this crisis to persuade people that foreigners are to blame, <strong>that the coronavirus is little more than a little bout of flu,<\/strong> and that restrictions necessary for people\u2019s protection amount to an unjust demand of an interfering state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThere are politicians who peddle these narratives for their own gain,\u201d he writes. \u201cBut they could not succeed without some media creating and spreading them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\">The pope did not identify these politicians or news organizations by name.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1606757054578_78092\" class=\"\\&quot;twitter-tweet\\&quot;\" data-block-json=\"&quot;{&quot;cache_age&quot;:&quot;3153600000&quot;,&quot;authorUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/SohrabAhmari&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:550,&quot;height&quot;:null,&quot;hSize&quot;:null,&quot;resolveObject&quot;:&quot;Tweet&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;blockquote\">\n<p dir=\"\\&quot;ltr\\&quot;\" lang=\"\\&quot;en\\&quot;\">This is embarrassing: The common good is the foundation stone of Catholic social and political thought, with roots in the classical tradition.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis didn\\u2019t invent it. And yes, securing the common good is a duty of rulers. <a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/tilMW9srM3\\&quot;\">https:\/\/t.co\/tilMW9srM3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\\u2014 Sohrab Ahmari (@SohrabAhmari) <a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/SohrabAhmari\/status\/1332383944759783426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\&quot;\">November 27, 2020<\/a>\\n<script async=\\&quot;\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\&quot; charset=\\&quot;utf-8\\&quot;><\/script>&#8220;,&#8221;url&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/twitter.com\/SohrabAhmari\/status\/1332383944759783426&#8243;,&#8221;resolvedBy&#8221;:&#8221;twitter&#8221;,&#8221;floatDir&#8221;:null,&#8221;authorName&#8221;:&#8221;Sohrab Ahmari&#8221;,&#8221;version&#8221;:&#8221;1.0&#8243;,&#8221;resolved&#8221;:true,&#8221;type&#8221;:&#8221;rich&#8221;,&#8221;providerName&#8221;:&#8221;Twitter&#8221;,&#8221;providerUrl&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/twitter.com&#8221;}&#8221; data-block-type=&#8221;22&#8243;&gt;<\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1608812850530_176\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1332383944759783426&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.getreligion.org%2Fgetreligion%2F2020%2F11%2F30%2Fparts-of-popes-new-book-may-be-woke-but-news-coverage-hasnt-told-the-whole-story&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1332383944759783426\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1606757054578_79416\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<p class=\"\">The pope\u2019s quibbles about the common good and listening to civil authorities when it comes to the virus \u2014 and his <em>New York Times<\/em> Op-Ed that ran on Thanksgiving Day \u2014 <strong>came into conflict with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling brought by the Brooklyn Diocese in New York against Gov. Andrew Cuomo\u2019s edict that called for church capacity in hot coronavirus zones be limited to just 10 people.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Lost in all the chatter on Twitter was the First Amendment. The freedom of religion and assembly, in this case, combine to say that government can\u2019t make unfair rules dictating such practices, even in a major health crisis. In this case, the crucial point was <strong>that religious organizations and similar secular groups and activities were not given similar restrictions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">That the pope would put his name on a book \u2014 written by a British author \u2014 criticizing the United States, its media and politics without understanding the First Amendment is a major shortfall of the project. There is also more to this book that the mainstream secular press chose to highlight, such as the pope\u2019s staunch opposition to abortion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><em>National Review<\/em>, <a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2020\/11\/the-supreme-court-got-church-restrictions-right\/?utm_campaign=WIR%20-%20Sunday%202020-11-29&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_term=WIR-Smart\">in an unsigned editorial<\/a>, called the 5-4 Supreme Court ruling just. This is the key section:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"\">Under longstanding precedent, states typically may enact religiously neutral, generally applicable laws without running afoul of the First Amendment, even if those laws sometimes burden religious practices. But if a law that burdens religion is not generally applicable, it must satisfy \u201cstrict scrutiny\u201d: It must be narrowly tailored to promote a compelling government interest using the least restrictive means available. Cuomo\u2019s restrictions in areas classified as \u201corange\u201d or \u201cred\u201d (in terms of COVID-19 prevalence) are neither generally applicable nor narrowly tailored.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Within these areas, different types of establishments are treated differently, with houses of worship facing some of the strictest rules. Religious services are limited to ten people in red areas, for example, while many nearby businesses, including acupuncture clinics and liquor stores, are deemed \u201cessential\u201d and may admit as many customers as they want.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This policy was clearly not tailored to minimize damage to religious observance. It doesn\u2019t even allow higher attendance in bigger buildings. As the Court noted, some churches in New York can seat more than 1,000 people while others accommodate far fewer, yet none could host more than 25 people in orange areas and ten people in red.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\">Again, the <a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/religion-new-york-coronavirus-pandemic-brooklyn-courts-58f5512c7f8834a90d499de5e0403515\"><em>AP<\/em> news story<\/a> dealt with the issue this way:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cRight now, we see this as a good decision, opening up the understanding that First Amendment rights are much more powerful than the right for somebody to shop,\u201d Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio said in an interview with the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">DiMarzio also praised the words of Pope Francis, who in a New York Times Opinion piece published on Thursday criticized groups protesting COVID-19 restrictions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI think the pope\u2019s words are wonderful. I don\u2019t think we protested. I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve ever negated the rules that were imposed upon us, except we had a difference of opinion on the number of people that could go into a building. That\u2019s a big difference from flaunting the rules, as some congregations have done in Brooklyn and Queens,\u201d he told the AP. \u201cThey refused to take precautions. That was not our case. We complied with everything we were asked to do and more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cSo, I think that it\u2019s a big difference. I don\u2019t think those words of the pope really apply to us &#8211; this is not an ideological issue. It\u2019s not anti-government, but it is looking at the First Amendment that people have a right to worship when it\u2019s possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">New York City became an early U.S. hot spot of the pandemic and the deadliest with some of the city\u2019s worst-hit areas concentrated in Brooklyn and Queens.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\">When it came to opinion journalism, Pope Francis seemed \u2014 as usual \u2014 to be more in sync with politically progressive writers. However, most focused on the parts of his work with which they agreed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This is how an Op-Ed in <a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2020\/11\/29\/religious-rights-trump-covid-illness-deaths-supreme-court-column\/6436196002\/\"><em>USA Today<\/em><\/a> handled the issue:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"\">The opinion, then, did nothing more than admonish New York to stop doing something it had already stopped doing. Even if the case wasn\u2019t technically moot, there was no reason for the highest court in the land to intervene, without an oral argument or deliberation, to grant extraordinary relief.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Roman Catholic Diocese ruling is also far-reaching in its substance. The unsigned majority opinion decries what it deems discrimination against religion because worship services were subject to capacity limits while some essential business were not.<strong> Likewise, Justice Neil Gorsuch complains in a concurrence that under some circumstances, New Yorkers in a hot zone were permitted to crowd into a liquor store or a bike shop but not a church, synagogue or mosque.<\/strong> Justice Brett Kavanaugh registers the same complaint about grocery stores and pet shops.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\">Once again, it is crucial to seek out the work of actual religion-news specialists, including those who specialize in covering Catholic issues and traditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">For example, a news analysis piece by John Allen over at <a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/cruxnow.com\/news-analysis\/2020\/11\/getting-beyond-politics-on-brooklyns-religious-freedom-fight\/\"><em>Crux<\/em><\/a> offered the crucial context that so many news stories missed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Here\u2019s some of the content that made Allen required reading on this topic:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"\">It should also be noted that the restrictions were imposed originally in response to reports of rising infection rates in Orthodox Jewish congregations in New York, but were applied across the board to all religious bodies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Granted, left v. right probably does shape core sensitivities when it comes to church\/state issues and Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Contrary to popular mythology, most secular liberals aren\u2019t hostile to religion, merely indifferent. Many see it as analogous to quilting, deep sea fishing or rodeo \u2013 perfectly fine if you\u2019re into it, but hardly \u201cessential.\u201d Equally, most religious conservatives aren\u2019t hostile to science or public health measures, but they\u2019re far more inclined to see worship as analogous to grocery stores and pharmacies, i.e., an essential public service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Certainly DiMarzio is hardly a Covid denier or indifferent to public health concerns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI don\u2019t want to endanger anybody,\u201d he said. <strong>\u201cThat\u2019s primary, because life itself is so important. But spiritual life is equally important, when we have the right safeguards.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\">Great point, but a kind of quick-strike journalism mythology is what many Americans now believe when it comes to how they read and understand news accounts of the reality happening around them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">That takes us back to the pope\u2019s book. When it comes to news coverage and reviews, expect more fawning coverage from mainstream media sites and Catholic news organizations on the doctrinal left. Catholic sites on the far right will likely hate it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">One would hope that reporters on both sides actually read the book, like I did this past weekend, and recognize that Francis isn\u2019t the woke pope he is often made in mainstream news coverage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The book is about a prescription for the future, as opposed to dwelling on the past or even the present. The book discusses abortion at length as well as the perils of social distancing \u2014 something news accounts failed to mention because it puts the pope at ideological odds with most secular newsrooms in this country \u2014 and emphasis sacrifice and the common good. Both are important in the age of COVID-19 as Catholics enter the season of Advent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">My advice: read media on both sides of the political and doctrinal spectrum and, as always, seek out the work of veteran religion-beat professionals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Better yet, read the book and make up your own minds.<\/p>\n<p>Source:https:\/\/www.getreligion.org\/getreligion\/2020\/11\/30\/parts-of-popes-new-book-may-be-woke-but-news-coverage-hasnt-told-the-whole-story<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"entry-footer clear\">\n<div class=\"entry-actions\"><\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 2, 2020 Parts of pope&#8217;s new book may be woke, but news coverage hasn&#8217;t told the whole story &nbsp; Clemente LisiComments Abortion, Catholicism, Churches, Clemente Lisi, Journalism, Lawsuits, Pope Francis, Social Media, Vatican, Books, Coronavirus &lt;br\/&gt; While most of you were either shopping for your Thanksgiving meal or preparing it, Pope Francis was busy &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/evaggelatos.com\/?p=18826\">\u03a3\u03c5\u03bd\u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[15,90,32],"class_list":["post-18826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9","tag-15","tag-90","tag-32","item-wrap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evaggelatos.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evaggelatos.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evaggelatos.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evaggelatos.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evaggelatos.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18826"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/evaggelatos.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18832,"href":"https:\/\/evaggelatos.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18826\/revisions\/18832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evaggelatos.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evaggelatos.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evaggelatos.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}