The times, they sure are a-changing, and at EWTN, their brand of Catholicism is changing with them.
The network’s transition was on display during its recent coverage of the election of self-described “Jewish feminist” Amy-Jill Levine as president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America (CBAA).
In an article published on August 20, 2026, Levine was described as a positive force who wants to help strengthen relationships and build partnerships.
Although reporter Tyler Arnold drew attention to some of Levine’s past remarks promoting abortion and the LGBT agenda, he carefully avoided mentioning her more troubling connections, while also being sure to not paint her election in a negative light.
“Levin has … written on abortion and sexuality … [and] she [has] discussed gender roles, no-fault divorce, same-sex civil marriages …” (emphasis added) he said, failing to properly characterize her advocacy for leftist causes as such.
“Levine grew up in a neighborhood that was mostly Portuguese and Catholic,” he similarly continued. “She said she developed an interest in the Catholic Church at a young age but also faced antisemitism, which motivated her to work toward better Catholic and Jewish relations.”
This sort of hedging and papering over the many blasphemous and anti-Catholic positions Levine has been putting forth for decades is a far cry from how EWTN reported on her 20 years ago.
In April 2006, the network published an article titled “Questions arise about scholars who collaborated in National Geographic’s Gospel of Judas presentation.” The essay dedicated three whole paragraphs to exposing Levine’s sacrilegious theology.
Among other things, the article identified Levine as “a member of pro-abortion feminist groups as well as the Anti-Defamation League.” It also noted that “she believes Christians have been generally anti-Semitic since the time of Jesus, as evidenced in a talk she gave entitled, ‘Christians say the craziest things (about Jews).'”
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The essay then drew attention to the fact that Levine described Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” film as “anti-Semitic,” while noting that she said “Hollywood can easily change the truth.”
The 2006 article also recalled how Levine praised the Gospel of Judas for having “challenged the traditional characterization of Judas as a villain, espoused a stricter sexual ethic than the canonical gospels, and offered an alternative theology to both the proto-Orthodox church and the Synagogue.”
None of this is mentioned in EWTN’s August 2026 report on Levine. Again, she is depicted in a positive light as someone who has served within the CBAA and who has admirably taught the New Testament at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, as if this somehow remedies the inherent contradiction in her religious commitments.
EWTN’s article also informs readers that the CBAA adheres to teachings of the postconciliar Magisterium while attempting to reassure skeptics by quoting Levine as saying, “I am not interested in challenging doctrine.
It then confusingly undermines its own defense of her orthodoxy by quoting Levine as having said, “I do not believe everything attributed to Jesus in the New Testament comes directly from Jesus.” So much for Levine not being interested in challenging doctrine.
The contrast between the EWTN of 2026 and the EWTN of 2006 is more than just profound. Twenty years ago, the network warned its readers about scholars associated with revisionist biblical enterprise and made no secret of the fact that it was concerned about Levine’s Jewish agenda.
Moreover, the 2006 version of EWTN called out Levine’s heretical interpretation of Judas while exposing her “pro-abortion” outlook. In 2026, however, the network took the “zip it” approach — or, shall we say, the kosher approach.
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Is it any wonder that EWTN’s Zionist president and chief operating officer, Maria Montserrat Alvarado, has been chosen by Leo as the new prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication?
