Bishop’s words misrepresented

THE Bishop of Galway, Dr Martin Drennan, was asked on RTÉ radio if he thought Dr Eamon Casey should apologise.

Faced with such a leading question, what answer could he give, other than responding in the affirmative.

Subsequent RTÉ news bulletins announced that Bishop Drennan had called on Dr Casey to make a public apology, as if the Bishop had issued a formal statement to that effect.

This is a misrepresentation of Bishop Drennan’s contribution and the result has been a subsequent media feeding frenzy on the subject of the apology.

However, this is representative of a regular tactic of RTÉ and the broadcast media in general, as they routinely manipulate the news in order to create ongoing controversy and generate further content.

Low standards in low places.

Peter Molloy

9 Haddington Park

Glenageary

Co Dublin.