NewsHour reports on Pope Benedict visit

Last night, PBS's NewsHour reported on the visit of Pope Benedict to the U.S. for the first time. The report, however, focused almost entirely on the abuse scandal and other problems within the church. Positive aspects of the visit and the church were ignored. The NewsHour's discussion panel inevitably included a man who touted the end of celibacy, women in the priesthood, abortion and other issues, all of which are dead issues within the church and pointless even to mention in a discussion of the pope's visit. Apparently, NewsHour editors were unable to see beyond the issues they focused on, and this says more about the NewsHour than about the pope's visit or the Catholic Church.