NBC neglects to report Obama's abortion stance as he meets pope.
NBC’s “Today” covered President Barack Obama’s meeting with the current pope, which is “continuing a rite of passage for
Savannah Guthrie’s brief mention of Obama’s meeting with Pope Benedict XVI ignored the president’s positions on abortion and stem cell research which go against the Roman Catholic Church’s respect and recognition of human life at all stages. Before being elected president, the senator was a known advocate of abortion, who supported partial birth abortion and opposed legislation protecting infant abortion survivors.
Yet, NBC’s segment suggest Obama could be “in league” with the pope.
Michael Beschloss, NBC’s presidential historian, said, “For Barack Obama to be in league with the pope on all sorts of things will help him a great deal not only with believing Catholics around the world, but among the very many people who respect what the pope stands for.”
Guthrie failed to point out past examples of Obama upsetting Catholics on the sanctity of life issue.
One of Obama’s first acts as president was to rescind the Mexico City Policy, which prohibited NGO’s that receive federal money from providing or promoting abortions in foreign countries. Obama recently overturned Bush’s policy on withholding federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. Many Catholics were also angered when the University of Notre Dame bestowed an honorary degree on Obama.
The rift between Obama and Catholics on life issues may come up during the president’s meeting with the pope, but instead of explaining the reason for division Guthrie’s piece and Beschloss’ comment portrayed the pope as a potential ally.
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