Jeffrey Goldberg’s “The Atlantic” magazine took aim at Catholic Americans yesterday with an inflammatory piece entitled, “How the Rosary Became an Extremist Symbol.”

 

After a massive backlash from patriotic Americans of all stripes, Goldberg’s magazine relented and changed the title and cover image to something only slightly less inflammatory.

With, of course, no editor’s note.

What a crooked outlet.

Despite the name change, the damage was already done to the once-respected establishment magazine’s reputation.

More from the National File:

Daniel Panneton wrote an article in The Atlantic which called the Catholic rosary a “symbol” of religious radicalism.

The Atlantic hit piece, titled “How the Rosary Became an Extremist Symbol”, describes in a negative light, the rise of Catholic media groups or figures who “actively” campaign “against LGBTQ acceptance in the Church,” and other progressive issues in American society.

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The basic beliefs of Catholicism are evidence of “extremism” amongst politically active Catholics, according to Panneton.

The author hit back on traditional views of masculinity, grounded in the Catholic faith. “The militarism also glorifies a warrior mentality and notions of manliness and male strength. This conflation of the masculine and the military is rooted in wider anxieties about Catholic manhood.”

“But among radical-traditional Catholic men, such concerns take an extremist turn, rooted in fantasies of violently defending one’s family and church from marauders,” he added.

After attacking the Catholic religion’s views on homosexuality, transgender issues, pedophilia, and masculinity, the Atlantic went on to suggest the Church’s pro-life advocacy tied them to far-right extremism.

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