Brace yourself. It should come as no surprise that a second BIG BAD WOLF, the BBC (Big Bad Canardmonger), appears to be sharpening its fangs anew and preparing to aim at Benedict's jugular once again ...
Pope Benedict XVI about to be
'put on trial' by the BBC
by Tim Walker
02 Jul 2010
The BBC is planning a 90-minute drama which will take as its premise what would happen if the Pope were to go on trial for covering up sex abuse perpetrated by priests.
Mark Thompson, the BBC director-general, may be a devout Catholic, but the corporation is doing little to make Pope Benedict XVI feel welcome ahead of his first state visit to England and Scotland in September.
Mandrake can disclose that the BBC is planning a 90-minute drama which will take as its premise what would happen if the Pope were to go on trial for covering up sex abuse perpetrated by priests.
A BBC spokesman denied any knowledge of the project, but Paul Gilbert, who works in the corporation's drama department, admitted to me that he had for the past two weeks been involved with the "development" of a project with the working title of
The Pope on Trial.
He said it was "too early" to talk about casting or on what channel it was envisaged the drama would be broadcast.
[Oh, they will come up with some 'bombshell' designed to spoil the Pope's visit in the most clamorous - and maliciously false - way possible! At the very least, they can always rerun their 2006 defamatory documentary!... Oh, yes, they must be hoping that this 'Trial' play will be just as successful black propaganda as The Deputy was against Pius XII.]
The Pope, who has pledged to rid his church of "filth", has already been subjected to an investigation by the Radio 4 programme
The Report into allegations that he covered up abuse.
The Most Rev Vincent Nichols, the leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, believes sections of the BBC are pursuing an anti-Catholic agenda. He had earlier been irked when the BBC had attempted to broadcast
Popetown, a cartoon which mocked Pope John Paul II.
The Tablet, the Catholic newspaper, today expresses
concern [Concern???? By the Tablet???] about how "hostile" British television in general is towards the Pope. Peter Tatchell, who is organising protests during the papal visit, has lately been commissioned by Channel 4 to make a programme about the Papacy.
When Thompson met with Vatican officials in Rome earlier this year, he reportedly lobbied for the Pope to contribute to Thought for the Day on Today on Radio 4. The idea did not, however, appeal to the Pope.
BTW, conspicuous on the Pope's agenda today was a meeting with the top bishops of England and Scotland. Obviously, they discussed the coming visit and problems connected with it. But I said a silent prayer to the saints of England, Wales and Scotland, to intercede so that something can and will be done to restore Cardinal Newman's beatification Mass to the participation scale it deserves! Please God.....
[Modificato da TERESA BENEDETTA 02/07/2010 16:33]