The BBC’s shameful disrespect for the Church

THE BBC’s failure to treat religion, and in particular Christianity, with due respect was exposed again by its coverage of the Notre Dame inferno in Paris.

As historian Ruth Dudley edwards has acutely noted: ‘It really was a remarkable feat for BBC1’s News At Ten to get through the entire programme about Notre Dame without a single mention of any of these words: “Christian”, “Christianity”, “Catholic”, “worship”, “worshippers”, “sacred”, “Mass”, “Holy week”.’

This easter weekend, when we Christians remember unimaginable sacrifice and redemption, is an ideal moment to reflect that for 850 years, countless Christians have worshipped at the Paris cathedral and at other churches to bear their souls before God.

No fire, however terrible, can ever destroy the power of people’s faith.