Trapped in a vortex of scandal, the Ferndale, Mich.-based Church Militant is shutting down, the concluding chapter for the online news outlet thanks to a legal drama set in motion by a fringe traditionalist group and its canon lawyer, who is accused of defaming a New Hampshire priest on the opposite side of a canonical dispute.
Facing defamation lawsuit, Church Militant confronts prospect of shutting down
Since Church Militant’s founder Michael Voris announced his resignation in November, the Ferndale, Michigan-based media organization has found itself in the midst of a number of scandals, financial troubles and court proceedings.