An English/Mediaspeak lexicon

In the mass media (except, perhaps, on Fox News):

Radicals are called "progressives" or, rarely, "liberals."

Liberals are called "moderates."

Moderates are called "conservatives."

Conservatives are called "right wingers," or sometimes "far right wingers."

And- as Mollie Hemingway points out here- liberals discuss, where as conservatives rail. In this particular case, it's Roman Catholic liberals and conservatives who do these things.

HT: Real Clear Religion