More Biased Reporting by Aisha Sultan of the Post Dispatch

Jarek Czernikiewicz, one of the signatories of the Appeal Letter to All Catholics in the Archdiocese, brings to light some of the facts overlooked by Aisha Sultan in a recent article on the Solidarity Mass this past Sunday.

Aisha Sultan's article is another example of clearly biased reporting. The article failed to mention the presence of Archbishop Burke who received a standing ovation in the church cafeteria when he visited the parishioners after the Mass of Solidarity. Instead, Sultan chose to diminish the significance of the Mass by referring to Mr. Bach's opinions which were unrelated to the reported event. Also, the Mass of Solidarity was attended by more than 300-325 people not 250 as reported in the article. St. John's Church has a seating capacity of 450 and it was over 75% full. This should not be that difficult to verify for an unbiased reporter. (All emphasis is mine)

I, too, wondered about the significance of reporting the blatherings of Richard Bach. However, when we realize that the Post is being used as the messenger of dissent and rebellion, we can more readily understand the reasons for all lack of objectivity by many reporters at the Post.

Special thanks to Jarek for setting the record straight!

For the record, and I have to go back through my emails, I questioned Aisha Sultan over a year ago about a report attributing to Archbishop Burke a statement which was unsupported by the facts. I asked for a direct quote which would have permitted a contextual review but there was no quote which Sultan could supply...