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[Barbarin case: the Catholic press protests against the media lynching of Cardinal Barbarin. While the lay press covers the “Barbarin Affair”, the Catholic media are trying to make sense of things. While criticizing the efforts of the church in treatment of abusive priests, Catholic commentators are outraged what what they consider to be a “media lynching” of Barbarin and
failure to respect presumption of innocence.]

17/03/2016 Raphael Zbinden

“The Barbarin affair” , named after the Archbishop of Lyon accused of covering up cases of pedophilia, continues to shake the French media sphere. While the lay press roundly on the Primate of the Gauls, the Catholic media are trying to make sense of things. While criticizing the errors of the Church in the treatment of abusive priests, Catholic commentators are outraged Cardinal Barbarin of the media lynching and the failure to respect the presumption of innocence.

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