I had just taken my seat at the Diocese of Brooklyn’s annual World Communications Day lunch when religion journalist David Gibson told me that Rev. Thomas Reese had been pressured into resigning as editor of America magazine. This major news story had been developing for some time. Vatican pressure to remove Reese from the Jesuit-run weekly began five years ago, accordi (...)
Short Take
Calling Father Reese
On Silencing the Messenger
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