Tuesday, 21 January 2014 04:48 pm
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deckardcanineExpress is usually impressive in the scarcity of its errors for such a rushed publication, especially considering how many errors dominate its parent company, The Washington Post, these days. I feel fine about pointing out a glaring exception from today:
384: The number of priests Pope Benedict XVI defrocked for sexual abuse against children in his two years as pope, according to records released Friday. That's more than twice as many as the two years that preceded a 2010 explosion of sex abuse cases.
Interesting tidbits, but you see the problem? "His two years as pope." You shouldn't have to look anything up to know he served longer than that, specifically from April 2005 to February 2013. I guess the editor, in haste to make room, dropped "last."
384: The number of priests Pope Benedict XVI defrocked for sexual abuse against children in his two years as pope, according to records released Friday. That's more than twice as many as the two years that preceded a 2010 explosion of sex abuse cases.
Interesting tidbits, but you see the problem? "His two years as pope." You shouldn't have to look anything up to know he served longer than that, specifically from April 2005 to February 2013. I guess the editor, in haste to make room, dropped "last."