Must Read Interview of the Day: Mark Brumley and the Mainstream Media

Sure, I'm biased: I work for Ignatius Press and Mark Brumley is my boss. Regardless, this is classic:

 
Ignatius Press president Mark Brumley has been busy fielding questions about Light of the World from a multitude of media sources. But they all seem to ask the same questions…

Mainstream Media:  So the Pope has written a book about condoms!

Mark Brumley: Well, actually, it’s an interview book.  And journalist Peter Seewald interviewed Benedict about a wide-range of topics, not just about condoms.

MM: Yes, but condoms must be a major theme of the book.  Look at all the coverage that has focused on condoms!

Mark: Actually, the Pope’s comments about condoms cover only about two pages out of about 200 pages of Q & As.

MM: Well, what did the Pope say about condoms?

Mark: You can go here and read for yourself what he said.

MM:  Many readers won’t want to be bothered to do that.  Can’t you just tell us?

Mark: Really, the Pope’s remarks aren’t very long.  And Ignatius Press has gone to the trouble to have them translated into English, so English-speakers can read them for themselves.

Read the entire interview on the "Light of the World" blog.

Comments

[Carl E. Olson]

By the way, this one sentence by Mark goes right to the heart of the matter: "It’s the intention of protecting another human being that the Pope commends, not the use of condoms." Exactly. This reminds me of what has been going on for decades with actions or stances being deemed "acceptable" or "approved by the Vatican" because of blatant misreadings and misrepresentations of the documents of Vatican II. But do people bother to read the actual documents? Rarely.

[Yheardme]

Funny. :)

[Sharon]

Gee I can't wait until the pope's book about condoms is an E-Book. *irony

Will it be an E-Book?

[Mark Brumley]

yes. Available starting tomorrow.