🗞️ Story file #954
Catholic bishops apologize for praying with Trump in Oval Office
Oct 26, 5 AM ET to Oct 28, 7 AM ET · 2 outlets not rated for lean
- 24outlets carried it
- 🫏12 · 3 · 7🐘left · center · right
- 2.1 dayson the front pages
- 23front pages at once, at its peak
- 8 minof TV captions
- 33people retold it online
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- Oct 26, 5 AM ETfirst on a front page: HuffPost
- Oct 26, 9 PM ETfirst on TV: MSNOW
- Oct 27, 8 AM ETretold online by 33 people
- Oct 27, 11 AM ETpeak: on 23 front pages
📰 Spread
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📌 linked by aggregators: Google News Political Wire
💬 quoted: “Exploited” 2 “manipulated” 2 “manipulating” “exploited” 3 “Manipulated” 3 “Partisan Political Purpose” “A heavy sadness”
🗣️ only one side says: 🐘 catholic archbishop 🐘 house fires back
✏️ 3 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
- CNN (2 wordings): “Catholic bishops apologize after video shows them praying over Trump in Oval Office” → “Catholic bishops apologize after video shows them praying over Trump in Oval Office Two bishops have expressed regret over attending the meeting, saying they were 'exploited'”
- Red State (2 wordings): “White House Fires Back After Catholic Archbishop Apologizes for Praying With President Trump Teri Christoph” → “White House Fires Back After Catholic Archbishop Apologizes for Praying With President Trump”
- Yahoo News (2 wordings): “Catholic archbishop expresses regret after White House posts video of prayer with Trump” → “Catholic bishops speak out after White House posts video of private prayer with Trump”
Every outlet's first headline (24), left to right by AllSides rating
HuffPost
Catholic Leaders Cry Foul After Video Of Them Praying With Trump Goes Public Oct 26, 5 AM ET
Raw Story
Trump White House prayer meeting sparks public rebuke from archbishop: 'A heavy sadness' Oct 25, 8 PM ET
The Daily Beast
Top Catholic Issues Humiliating Apology for Praying Over Trump Oct 25, 6 PM ET
The New Republic
Catholic Bishops Say Trump “Exploited” Them in White House Meeting Oct 26, 12 PM ET
CBS News
Bishops lament White House meeting that produced photo with Trump Oct 26, 9 AM ET
CNN
Catholic bishops apologize after video shows them praying over Trump in Oval Office Oct 26, 4 PM ET
Mediaite
Catholic Bishops Rip Trump White House — Say They Were ‘Manipulated’ and ‘Exploited’ for ‘Partisan Political Purpose’ With Prayer Photo Op Oct 26, 9 AM ET
PBS NewsHour
Catholic bishops say White House prayer photo with Trump was used politically Oct 26, 5 PM ET
The Independent
Catholic bishops apologize over photo of them praying with Trump Oct 26, 11 AM ET
The Washington Post
Catholic bishops say Trump meeting wasn’t intended to be political Oct 26, 12 PM ET
Time
Why Catholic Bishops Are Apologizing Over a Photo With Trump Oct 26, 5 PM ET
Yahoo News
Catholic archbishop expresses regret after White House posts video of prayer with Trump Oct 26, 5 PM ET
BBC
Catholic bishops apologise for 'exploited' Trump meeting Oct 26, 12 PM ET- Financial Times Trump accused of ‘manipulating’ Catholic bishops for political gain Oct 26, 2 PM ET
Newsweek
Catholic Bishops Say White House Exploited Prayer With Trump Oct 26, 5 AM ET
Fox News
White House defends Trump after archbishop calls prayer moment 'manipulated' ahead of midterms Oct 26, 10 PM ET
IJR
Catholic Bishops Pray Over Trump in Oval Office Oct 25, 11 PM ET
Newsmax
Catholic Bishops Regret White House Prayer Photo With Trump Oct 25, 7 PM ET
PJ Media
Caving to the Left: Catholic Bishop Issues Public Apology for His White House Visit Oct 26, 11 AM ET
Red State
White House Fires Back After Catholic Archbishop Apologizes for Praying With President Trump Teri Christoph Oct 27, 3 PM ET
The Daily Caller
Catholic Archbishop Accuses Trump White House Of Turning Prayer Into Political Stunt Oct 26, 12 PM ET
The Western Journal
White House Fires Back After Catholic Archbishop Issues Groveling Apology for Praying for Trump in Oval Office Oct 27, 11 AM ET
Crooks and Liars
Catholic Archbishop Apologizes For White House Visit Oct 26, 9 AM ET
The Washington Sun
Catholic Leaders Feel ‘Manipulated’ and ‘Exploited’ After Trump’s Oval Office Photo Op Oct 26, 1 PM ET
📡 Broadcast
TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it
📺 On TV
- BISHOPS SAY TRUMP'S WH TURNED PRAYER INTO CAMPAIGN STUNT MSNOW, 7 min
- CATHOLIC BISHOPS APOLOGIZE AFTER VIDEO OF PRAYING OVER TRUMP CNN, 36 s
🧶 Retelling
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🧩 How it's being told
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- 🧩 Institutional cover-up
🧶 online
“Catholic Church leadership protects pedophiles and is complicit with Donald Trump.” - 🧩 Protests too much
🧶 online
“Catholic Church leadership protects pedophiles and is complicit with Donald Trump.”
🧶 Retold online
- Catholic Church leadership protects pedophiles and is complicit with Donald Trump. Oct 27: told by 33 people (same issue)
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🗣️ names in it: Catholic Bishops Donald Trump White House Archbishop
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