Pope Francis is kicking off his American tour and attracting attention not just from Catholics, but the liberal news media that love everything the pope does that they agree with. If history repeats itself journalists will praise the pope for every liberal thing he says during the visit, especially about the economy, capitalism and wealth. The networks have called him “a different kind of pope” and one “breaking the mold” that view has been evident in their news coverage of Pope Francis since he was named pope March 13, 2013. The media favorably covered his November 2013 “manifesto” that was critical of capitalism, his concerns about income inequality and even his role in opening U.S./Cuba relations, despite enormous human rights concerns in that island nation. The New York Times hailed Pope Francis for his “blistering criticism” of capitalism, other media heralded the alarmism of his “highly anticipated” climate encyclical and all three broadcast networks gave him credit for helping restore U.S.-Cuba relations. In contrast, journalists have often ignored Pope Francis when he has made conservative statements especially about the unborn. The media have been very supportive of this pope’s perspective on five key issues: his “Joy of the Gospel” (Evangelii Gaudium) exhortation that complained about economic “inequality” and “trickle-down” views of economic growth, (anti) capitalist views, the threat of climate change, income inequality, and reaching out to communist Cuba.

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Source: Julia Seymour, http://newsbusters.org