Sentence examples for compared criticism from inspiring English sources

The pope's official preacher compared criticism of the church to anti-Semitism, although he later apologized, and the dean of the College of Cardinals called it "petty gossip".

In a moment beyond satire, the preacher to the Vatican household, one Father Raniero Cantalamessa, went further and compared criticism of the church's record on child abuse to "the more shameful aspects of anti-semitism".

In an interview last week, the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, denounced what he called "unjust attacks" on Benedict and compared criticism of the church for its handling of sexual abuse to "the offensive against Pius XII for his actions during the last World War".

A few weeks ago, he thrust himself into the nation's inequality debate through a letter to the editor at the Wall Street Journal that compared criticism of the wealthy to a "Kristallnacht".

A leading advocate for sexual abuse victims in the United States, David Clohessy, called comparing criticism of the church to persecution of the Jews "breathtakingly callous and misguided".

He even went so far as to compare criticism of Obama as young and inexperienced to the charges that were levelled against him in 1992 when he ran for president.

Andrea Rusnock Michigan City, Ind., April 3, 2010 To the Editor: The Rev. Raniero Cantalamessa's statement comparing criticism of the Vatican's treatment of pedophile priests to anti-Semitism shows just how far the church will go to defend its own.

Between techies belittling the homeless and women, being sexist and discriminatory in the work place, or comparing criticism of the 1% to Crystalnacht before bragging "I could buy a six-pack of Rolexes", the rest of the country and world is building up a decent argument for hating us.

All of which gives me an idea... how about a piece comparing criticism of health reform to 'Phantom of the Opera'?

But why has criticism of the oil sands been so disproportionately loud compared to criticism of other, larger, more disturbing sources of oil?".

Benmosche, who earned $6m in his own bonus package last year, compared the criticism of the employees' pay to "lynch mobs".