This paper examines inequality within Anglophone Catholic media and its implications for ecclesial authority, reception of the magisterium, and the Church's engagement with marginalised communities. Although Catholic social teaching affirms a preferential option for the excluded, contemporary Catholic media is marked by a concentration of influence among conservative platforms that often frame papal teaching in adversarial and ideological terms. The pontificate of Pope Francis provides a key case study. His emphasis on mercy, synodality, and pastoral outreach has been met with sustained critique from influential Catholic media actors who question his theological competence and even his orthodoxy. This reveals a deeper structural inequality: access to media power enables certain voices to function as a de facto parallel magisterium, shaping lay reception of Church teaching while remaining only loosely accountable to ecclesial authority. The paper argues that this is not merely a communications issue but a doctrinal one. Ambiguity surrounding papal authority, levels of assent to non-definitive teaching, and the limits of legitimate dissent has allowed confusion to flourish. As a constructive proposal, the paper calls for renewed magisterial guidance on dissent in the digital age. Drawing on Donum veritatis, it advocates a more authoritative doctrinal framework clarifying the obligations of the faithful and the responsibilities of Catholic media actors. By situating media inequality within wider theological debates on authority and reception, the paper contributes to ongoing discussions of religion, power, and inequality in the contemporary Church.