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Standards

Editorial standards

What we report, what we will not report, and what happens when we get it wrong.

We are unapologetically supportive of the Traditional Latin Mass and faithful to Catholic teaching. That is a starting point, not a license. A publication that will print anything favorable is worth nothing to the people it claims to serve.

What we report

  • Actions, with dates.
  • Documents, linked in the original.
  • Stated reasons, quoted as stated.
  • Measurable effects — how many Masses, serving how many people.

What we do not report

  • Motives without evidence. We can tell you what a decree did and when. We cannot tell you why someone signed it, and we will not pretend to.
  • Anonymous gossip, and claims we cannot source.
  • Personal attacks on clergy or officials, whatever we think of a decision.
  • Anything ranked to provoke rather than to inform.

Headlines

A headline states what happened. “Bishop launches another attack on tradition” is not reporting; “Three Traditional Latin Masses in the Diocese of X will end on 1 October” is. The second is also more damning, because it is true and checkable.

Separation

Fact, testimony, analysis, and opinion are labeled and kept apart. Analysis appears in its own section and is signed.

Sensitive stories

Accusations, canonical disputes, stories naming individuals in conflict, anything carrying legal risk, and investigative work all require a human editor before publication. No amount of automation confidence overrides this, and the system cannot publish such a story on its own.

On a disputed matter we seek comment from the responsible authority before publishing, and we publish any response in full.

Corrections

When we get something wrong we correct it on the article, dated, and list it on the corrections page. We do not quietly edit a published story, and we do not remove one because it became inconvenient.

The firewall

Advertisers and sponsors have no influence over reporting, verification, canonical information, or ranking. They cannot remove critical reporting, cannot buy favorable treatment, and cannot purchase hidden placement. Every paid placement is labeled as one.