"But it's the media's fault!!!!!"

Um, no, it isn't. For once, something actually isn't the media's fault - but they're being blamed for it anyway.

The Vatican chose Holy Thursday to lash out against the American media because it has dared to cover the Catholic Church's ongoing sex abuse scandals. Singled out for particular criticism is the New York Times - after the paper reported about the Church's inaction regarding a priest who was accused of molesting deaf boys.

Last week, L'Osservatore Romano - the Vatican's semiofficial paper - absurdly charged that the media had a "clear and despicable intention" to attack the Pope.

If anything, the media hasn't covered the scandals enough.

(Source: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jQWrzPjAEtxgfa_tARqu5413A4PAD9EQC6382)