Where Peter Is continues it\u2019s look at the Number One Media Enemy of the Pope<\/a>: Raymond Arroyo, perpetually-auditioning-for-FOX-News host of The World Over<\/em> on the Network that Used to be EWTN:<\/p>\n The second part of this series will take a somewhat different approach than part one. In the first article, I highlighted several of the more unsavory, politically-minded guests he invited to his program. Part two will focus on one recent (and representative) segment from\u00a0The World Over Live<\/i>, in which he misinterprets the intentions and mission of this papacy and how he and the \u201cPapal Posse\u201d had no qualms about portraying a pre-synodal gathering of young people at the Vatican in a negative light. This type of thing is a frequent occurrence on the show, and this example demonstrates the degree to which falsehoods and unfair representations permeate the discussion on his program.<\/p>\n Since early in the papacy, Arroyo and his Papal Posse (author Robert Royal and Archdiocese of New York priest Fr. Gerald Murray) have been providing coverage and \u201canalysis\u201d of the words and actions of Pope Francis \u2014 coverage that is often incomplete, and analysis that is almost always critical and condescending toward the Holy Father. Frequently, guests on the program are known for their extreme opposition to the mission and vision of Pope Francis, whether they\u2019ve written books critical of his papacy (Phil Lawler<\/a>,\u00a0Ross Douthat<\/a>), or they\u2019ve signed document or petitions suggesting that the apostolic exhortation\u00a0Amoris Laetitia<\/i>\u00a0contains doctrinal errors or heresy (Joseph Shaw<\/a>,\u00a0Cardinal<\/a>\u00a0Raymond<\/a>\u00a0Burke<\/a>).<\/p>\n Many Catholics have taken note, and it appears that Arroyo has been feeling a little heat lately. On the April 12 episode of\u00a0The World Over Live<\/i>, he let loose on his critics and defended his coverage of the papacy, stating,<\/p>\n \u201cI get this every week. Don\u2019t shoot the messenger. I\u2019m not the pope. All we do is cover this. I do think people sometimes \u2014 look, we all love the Holy Father, I think, the viewers of this program do. It is up to us to respect him enough to take the words and evaluate them in a context of the times and of the moment, and if we look the other way for portions and pretend we\u2019re not seeing it, we\u2019re letting that audience down and we\u2019re not being, to my mind, good Catholics.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2013Raymond Arroyo Earlier that day, Twitter user Patrick Neve (@catholicpat<\/a>) posted an\u00a08-second clip<\/a>\u00a0from the March 29 episode showing Arroyo questioning why the opinions of young people matter. It was asked at the beginning of a discussion with his \u201cpapal posse\u201d about the\u00a0final document<\/a>\u00a0of the pre-synod meeting of youth in Rome. Since the tweet was posted, a number of social media users, as well as\u00a0blog posts<\/a>\u00a0and articles<\/a>\u00a0have popped up to chastise Arroyo and to defend the valuable voices of the youth in the Church.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the clip:<\/p>\n YIKES pic.twitter.com\/jqOWhdWcyt<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Patrick Neve (@CatholicPat) April 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nApril 12, 2018 broadcast of
\nThe World Over Live<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n