We all want to know things. Some want to know things more than others. Some only want to know mundane things (like how many beers it takes before their driving is impaired). Others are more inquisitive into things of the faith and want to know about theology and the like. Seeking of knowledge is generally not a bad thing. Yes, I said "generally" because there are some subjects that we are not supposed to seek to look into. For example, you are not supposed to be curious about what someone else says in the Sacrament of Confession. None of your business; leave it alone, and do not even speculate.
There are a number of areas that we are supposed to "leave it alone", and figuring out which those are is a difficult task. If your next door neighbor appears to be building a nuclear bomb in his back yard, are you supposed to look into it, or should you just let it go? This, and many other situations, necessitate the usage of wisdom. Sadly, very few people, including Catholics today, have a surplus of wisdom. In fact, we could go so far as to say that bad decisions and foolish behavior is something of a norm today.
Many want to justify their sinful desire to know by claiming that they are just "concerned". Gossip is gossip, no matter what you label it. The news media's claim that "the people have a right to know" is just a self-justification for their rude and shameful exposure of every piece of dirt they can find. In this vein, I have to say (though it saddens me that it is so) that calling yourself a "catholic" news organization does not mean that everything you report about is necessarily done rightly (even if you are reporting accurately -- which is not always the case these days).
How about when it comes to scandalous events in the Church? Should we "want to know"? That is a tough one. Sometimes, yes, it is important for us to find out about something that has happened so that we can know what we are able to do about it. Other times, unfortunately, we want to know just out of a shameful desire (which is usually called being a "talebearer" and was once upon a time considered sinful).
The line between a holy reason for desiring knowledge about scandals and a sinful reason is not always clear. I can say this, if you are one who jumps to conclusions and constantly finds something bad in everything, then you are probably not seeking the knowledge for a holy purpose. There are those Catholics whose view of the world is very un-Catholic and who are constantly finding evil but never finding good ("chicken little" is what I like to call them). When one of these people becomes the head of a "catholic news organization" then what they are actually promoting is a protestant view of the world. You really need to stay away from these groups as they will only tear down your faith and make you more depressed and miserable than anything.
Another "red flag" is the simple question: how much time are you spending trying to "find the real truth"? The more time you scour the internet (which is not, by the way, the real world!) the more likely you are not leaving the problem in God's hands. After all, how much can you really do to help if you do figure out the "truth"? Is the situation under your authority? Those whose minds are stuck in the "blogosphere" need to realize that the Christian life is not written in binary; it is written on hearts. We are supposed to be concerned with what God has given us today (and not what He has given someone else today).
There is a "healthy inquisitiveness" and an "unhealthy" one. Is searching out knowledge about scandalous things really helping your faith? Are you becoming more Christlike because of it, or are you actually becoming more like our protestant brethren who are constantly "protesting" something (that is what it means to be "protestant" after all!)? The Catholic life is a life of joy, not miserable griping. We are not supposed to ignore when evil happens, but we are also not supposed to become obsessed with it either.
In summary, let me say this: where is your heart in your search for knowledge? Is your search coming from a desire to become a more faithful Catholic? Really? Make sure before you say "yes". Because if, down deep, you are actually saying, "I've just gotta know what he did and said", then your pursuit is unhealthy, and likely ungodly. This kind of pursuit of knowledge is only going to take you away from true godliness and it will prevent you from living the life that God has called you to. Avoid a life of speculations. "Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things" (Phil 4:8).
