On October 26, 2015, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat was the subject of an open letter signed by over 50 Catholic professors of theology from universities across the United States and Europe. The addressee was, perhaps predictably, his boss.
To the editor of the New York Times,
On Sunday, October 18, the Times published Ross Douthat's piece “The Plot to Change Catholicism.” Aside from the fact that Mr. Douthat has no professional qualifications for writing on the subject, the problem with his article and other recent statements is his view of Catholicism as unapologetically subject to a politically partisan narrative that has very little to do with what Catholicism really is. Moreover, accusing other members of the Catholic church of heresy, sometimes subtly, sometimes openly, is serious business that can have serious consequences for those so accused. This is not what we expect of the New York Times.
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