The Pope’s death has of course brought forth a torrent of corrections, and we have collected many of them below. Take particular note of the Chicago Tribune correction that sees the paper admit it was a bad idea to get comment from a disgraced priest who has been ordered to stand
trial on two charges of indecent behavior with a child.
Because of editing errors, several facts were
incorrect in the special section on Pope John Paul II in Sunday’s
editions. A timeline included the wrong date for the pope’s death; he
died on April 2. A photo caption misdated the year of the pope’s
inauguration; he became leader of the church on Oct. 22, 1978. And Time
Magazine, not Life Magazine, carried the headline ”John Paul,
Superstar."Because of a graphic artist’s error, the map of Rome that
accompanied a story in Thursday’s World pages on security for the
funeral of Pope John Paul II incorrectly located the Basilica of Santa
Maria Maggiore. It is next to the main train station.
Monday regular edition and Redeye
edition stories in which Chicago-area churchgoers talked about Pope
John Paul II, Rev. Donald McGuire was quoted and identified as a
retired priest (this sentence as published has been corrected in this
text). McGuire, 74, was removed from ministry by the Chicago Province
of the Society of Jesus in 2003 because of allegations he had abused
minors decades earlier. In Wisconsin, McGuire has been ordered to stand
trial on two charges of indecent behavior with a child. In light of
this information, it was inappropriate to quote McGuire in the story.A story in the main news section
Wednesday on the pope’s upcoming funeral listed an incorrect location
for St. Ladislaus Church. The church is in the Portage Park
neighborhood of Chicago.Also, a graphic on the back page of
Monday’s main section incorrectly said Pope John XXIII was buried along
with other pontiffs in the grottoes beneath St. Peter’s Basilica. His
remains were moved into the basilica after his beatification in 2000. (EDITOR’S NOTE: This correction also appeared in the LA Times.)An article in yesterday’s editions of The Sun
referred to the Orthodox Church as "a denomination that split from the
Roman Catholic Church in 1054." In fact, neither church split from the
other. Christianity divided with the schism of 1054. From that emerged
the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.
The obituary of Pope John Paul II in Sunday’s Section A reported that the state of Israel was established in 1949. It was 1948.
A photo caption in Saturday’s Section A misidentified priests who were
performing rituals at the coffin of Pope John Paul II. They were
members of Eastern Rite churches that belong to Catholicism, not
representatives of Eastern Orthodox churches.
Thursday’s News Quiz on Page A2 contained an incorrect reference to
Pope John Paul II’s previous position. It should have read, "Before he
became Pope John Paul II, the Rev. Karol Wojtyla was bishop of
__[Krakow, Poland]."
A front-page article yesterday about Vatican preparations for the
funeral of Pope John Paul II misstated the chief Vatican spokesman’s
description of what would happen on April 18, when cardinals begin
meeting in secret to choose a new pope. The spokesman, Joaquín
Navarro-Valls, said they would attend a Mass at 10 a.m. and meet
afterward, not vice versa.
The word conclave comes from the Latin phrase "with a
key." The translation was incorrect in an illustration yesterday
describing the papal selection process.Due to an editing error in a story in Friday’s
editions about Pope John Paul II’s medical condition, the first name,
title and affiliation of a physician quoted in the article were
omitted. The physician is Dr. Frederick Smith, associate chief of
general medicine at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset.
A listing in yesterday’s Inquirer
misidentified the celebrant at a Mass being offered for the Pope on
Friday at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Center City.
He is Auxiliary Bishop Robert Maginnis.An article in yesterday’s Inquirer
about criticism of media coverage of Pope John Paul II’s death
misidentified Kathleen Hall Jamieson. She is director of the Annenberg
Center for Public Policy of the University of Pennsylvania.
Pope John Paul II was 20 years old when his father died, not 18, as stated in the April 3 obituary editorial.
We said the founder of Opus Dei was canonized 27 years after his death
– the fastest canonization in church history. We should have said the
fastest in modern church history. Earlier saints, such as Francis of
Assissi, were canonized more quickly. Also during our coverage of the
pope’s death, we said the Vatican is a member of the United Nations.
The Holy See only has Permanent Observer status at the U.N.
