[okie01]

"I honestly didn't see it that way - the split is there (here). To deny it would be a falsehood."

Perhaps, I wasn't clear. The split is obvious to anyone who's paying attention. My point was that the Times isn't so much reporting "news" as they are gleefully highlighting the split, which they intend to subsequently exploit, making it wider and deeper.

Note the direction of future Times reports, which will attempt to pit one side versus the other -- usually with anonymous sources from one camp or the other.

[firebrand]

You are right. They do the same thing with their reporting on Catholicism. On lots of things, actually. Anything they want to see become weaker.