The following comes from a March 11 Catholic News Agency article:
The Boston Globe has said it will no longer be running its Catholic news site Crux as of April 1. Vatican analyst and associate Crux editor John L. Allen Jr. says he hopes to continue the site with other partners.
The announcement comes after less than two years of operation for the Catholic site. The Boston Globe cited financial reasons for the decision. It said that Allen is “exploring the possibility of continuing it in some modified form, absent any contribution from the Globe.”
Allen, a longtime Vatican reporter who is widely respected in his field, told CNA that he and Crux Vatican correspondent Ines San Martin will continue the site.
“What’s happening is that the Boston Globe will no longer be sponsoring Crux, but that doesn’t mean Crux is closing,” he said March 11. “I and Ines San Martin are committed to keeping it going, and we are actively pursuing potential partners, sponsors and donors to make that possible. So the story here is not that Crux is ending, but that it’s transitioning.”
In a letter to newsroom staff, Globe editor Brian McGrory and managing editor and vice president for digital David Skok discussed the end of the Globe’s connection with Crux.
“The problem is the business. We simply haven’t been able to develop the financial model of big-ticket, Catholic-based advertisers that was envisioned when we launched Crux back in September 2014.”
Crux was launched in September 2014. It aspired to cover “all things Catholic” with content to appeal to active Catholics, “casual” Catholics who may not be regular Mass attendees, and general readers interested in Pope Francis, religion and spirituality.
Crux Magazine was a rag for dissident so-called Catholics and it’s demise is most welcome. Too bad the Knights of Columbus have decided to pick it up, maybe they will bury it once and for all.
I will miss John, a true Catholic expert. No reason to look at the Globe anymore
The influence of the Catholic Church, as well as of most Protestant churches has almost disappeared. Christ told us that we are the light of the world, and the salt of the earth. However, since V2 the light has almost gone out, and the salt has lost its flavor. Very tragic, and very sad indeed. The Church, once looked upon for guidance, is now seen as a clown whose words are laughed upon and ridiculed.
Crux made a clown of itself. Hopefully, it will shut down completely so as to not mislead more “Catholics” than it already has.
Prior to being with the CRUZ, John Allen wrote for the heretical “National Catholic REPORTER”.
He can not be trusted.
That did not last long. The spirituality of Pope Francisco may not sell copy.
Of course it doesn’t sell copy. The Gospel, wisely spoken, never does.
“The problem is the business. We simply haven’t been able to develop the financial model of big-ticket, Catholic-based advertisers that was envisioned when we launched Crux back in September 2014.”
The problem, John, is that Crux was and is obviously anti-Catholic – even with the feature articles of Fr. John Longecker. But perhaps the appearance of the latter was enough to put off the Boston Globe.
Crux had become a home for orthotoxic trolls. Good riddance.
I would imagine the appearance of believing Catholics willing to defend Catholic Faith and Morals against the screed on Crux is a frustration, Jim. Likely that is why the Globe is cutting its losses.
I don’t know what orthotoxic means, but I’m pretty sure the reason Crux was cut from the Globe’s bosom was purely financial. Catholics are sick of reading about themselves, because it always ends up in a fight, they end up being accused of this and that and treat each other horribly, and non-catholics don’t really care at all one way or the other.
….then why are you posting here, Anonymous? If you’re sick of reading about yourself or are non-Catholic?
Poor little McCrea doesn’t like opposing views… it offends his safe space…..
Lets Start Making Some Positive Ties:
First Amendment the First Priority for Christians
https://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WA16C11&f=WU16C04
Liberals are constantly saying that people should have freedom regardless of “who they love.” But what if that person is God? While society goes out of its way to coddle the LGBT crowd with special privileges, Christians are struggling just to exercise their basic rights. Squeezed out, locked up, and tuned out, men and women of faith have somehow become the acceptable targets of discrimination.
From bakers and sportscasters to firefighters and florists, Christians are finding out the hard way that their government isn’t interested in real tolerance — but a one-way street that paves the way for…
Nonsense.
Crux, which I read daily, offers news about the Catholic Church worldwide that is hard to find in a concise format. Some of it’s articles may not be what some of us want to hear, but I never found anything that was anti-church. The Catholic Church is a big tent with many entries. Those of us raised in “northern-European” Catholicism are now the minority in the U.S. and don’t understand many of the changes taking place. In the U.S. the majority of Catholics are in the southwest and southeast part of the country and heavily Hispanic with that influence in their blood. Most Catholics today are in the southern hemisphere and have that experience. The Crux reported on that change and some found it confusing. But, it was Catholic not…
…what they offer there is Anti-Catholic Faith and Morals. That is Anti-Church, Bob One, and pro-Change Agent Vehicle.
The….don’t understand many of the changes taking place…. is hogwash.
Ann Malley, what is Anti-Catholic that is offered there? I haven’t seen one article, since its inception, that was anti-church in faith and morals. They report the news, provide comments on the news, and try to understand and interpret what is going on. That is not anti-church. So, list the articles, please which you think are anti-church so the rest us can learn better what to look for.
The Knights of Columbus have agreed to be the main sponsor of Crux going forward. They will provide the financial support needed.