Sky News host Andrew Bolt blasted the ABC for failing to show the grief of thousands of people during its coverage of Cardinal George Pell’s funeral at St Mary’s Cathedral.
Mr Bolt said the Cardinal was the victim of a witch-hunt by people who put their hatred and resentments above the facts.
“You see, millions of Australians listening to the national broadcaster, for example, or watching many TV reports would never guess this – but Cardinal Pell was actually much loved,” he said. “Those Australians who foolishly still trust the ABC to tell the truth would never understand the real grief of the thousands of people at St Mary’s today.”
Mr Bolt added that every radio bulletin on Thursday morning started with mentions of the protests against Cardinal Pell, “as if the hatred of Pell was the story, not the love I saw today”. “I got so upset, I mean in every ABC radio report, again these protests about Pell … that was their story.“Most reports sounded like a promotion for the protest today near the Cathedral, almost like an incitement to come and tie ribbons of protest on the Cathedral itself or another Catholic Church.”
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