Everything that is despicable about media bias is illustrated in this story. It begins with DAYLIFE, the US-based service (The line-up of its officials shows a clearly liberal background, which would account for the obviousbias) that facilitates topic searches for media outlets, which chooses to highlight this particular story in this way:
You would think that it would be a cause for rejoicing that at least one priest offender is brought to justice - but no!, they choose instead to negatively highlight the Pope's role in the sex abuse scandal and even use his picture in the article. The AFP item itself carries the now-standard MSM rider about the Pope and his possible personal involvement in the sex abuse issue. MSM will stick to its narrative of a filthy Church and a do-nothing, probably-personally-culpable Pope, in the face of all evidence to the contrary!
AFP's caption for the Pope's picture:
The Vatican has been under fire, which has reached all the way to Pope Benedict XIV, for its past handling of and current reaction to sex abuse scandals.
Ex-priest found guilty of abuse
October 22, 2010
BIRMINGHAM, Oct. 22 (AFP) - A UK ex-priest was yesterday jailed for 21 years for a campaign of sexual abuse against young boys over more than two decades.
James Robinson, 73, who has lived in the United States since 1985 but was extradited from California last year to face trial, was found guilty of 21 sexual offences by a jury at Birmingham Crown Court in central England.
The jury heard that the former Roman Catholic priest, who was ordained in 1971, moved from parish to parish sexually abusing children, including two altar boys.
One victim told the court he had "carried" Robinson's face with him since being assaulted.
Jurors were told that he used his status as a priest to gain "unfettered and unlimited" access to boys, giving them gifts and taking them on trips in his sports car.
Robinson, known to churchgoers as Father Jim, had denied all the offences, which were committed between 1959 and 1983. Jurors deliberated for about six hours before unanimously convicting him.
Unusually, Robinson did not face charges relating to two of his six victims because they contacted the police after his extradition. However, the two were allowed to give evidence in support of the other four.
Paedophile priest scandals and allegations of high-level cover-ups that swept Australia and the United States in 2004 have surged again since last year and rocked the Roman Catholic Church.
A new wave of scandals began in Ireland last November with revelations of widespread abuse, in many cases stretching back decades, then spread to Pope Benedict XVI's native Germany, Belgium, Austria, United States, Brazil and other countries.
The Pontiff has faced allegations that, as archbishop of Munich and later as the head of a powerful Vatican body, he helped to protect paedophile priests.
He admitted during a visit to the UK last month that the Church had failed to act quickly enough to stamp out the problem.
GIOVANNI VIAN, MAN UP!
Then there is this continuing MSM play-up of the OR-Simpsons debacle, in which even the following stand taken by the reporter who wrote the ill-advised article is still headlined as being that of 'the Vatican':
You should hear the Schadenfreude in the mealy-mouthed announcer's voice as she reports on it!
Mr. Vian, the OR editor, continues to allow this ridiculous situation to fester without speaking up to try and correct it! He is being cowardly and irresponsible, to say the least.
[Modificato da TERESA BENEDETTA 22/10/2010 21:28]