I read this article twice to see if there was a coherent theme. I could find none but there was an "on the one hand this, on the other hand that " line of reasoning.  Mr. Briggs comes closest to the truth when he notes that it was all about civil litigation, damages, and loss of ad revenue. With the Murdoch family it is always the bottom line, the big bucks, and the power, that wealth and ratings create in the entertainment/media world. Morality and regard for the Ten Commandments?? Oh, please! Many of the Fox Noise audience worship at the altar of Ayn Rand, that nasty atheist misanthrope.

Now, at the risk of seeming to be an Anglican scold on an RC website, need I remind you, gentle and good RC that you know who (and it's not Bill-O or Roger) is a Papal Knight in good standing. Marriage number 4 or is it 5?