The BBC tries to dig up dirt on the pope, ends up flinging it on itself...

As Ed Peters introduces his latest post:

"I can’t see how else to explain it: the BBC must really despise the pope."

Follow Up: It's good to see that Abp. Cormac Murphy-O'Connor is taking action ...

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales is complaining to the BBC over a programme accusing Pope Benedict XVI of covering up child abuse by priests.

Bishops condemned last night's BBC1 Panorama special as an "unwarranted, prejudiced attack on a revered world religious leader".

Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, president of the Bishops' Conference, is writing to protest to Mark Thompson, director general of the BBC.

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Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Birmingham, issued a statement last night on behalf of the Church in England and Wales revealing the bishops' anger.

He said: "The BBC should be ashamed of the journalism used to create this unwarranted attack on Pope Benedict XVI."

He singled out "sensational tactics and misleading editing, old footage and undated interviews". [source]