A Tale of Two Religions

The difference in report of Christianity and Islam by "news" outlets like Reuters is amazing. In the below article, the reporter inserted his own opinion into the article. By talking about "what the Pope didn't talk about" the tone of the article is changed to being critical. The Pope has offered a foolproof way to stop AIDS. It's up to the people to decide whether they want to follow his advice.
So someone may ask, why does the left care so much about the Pope's position on AIDS? It's not like when a gay man is in a bathhouse ready to mount some random guy, he SUDDENLY consults strict religious doctrine when deciding to wear a condom. The train of thought doesn't run... "Should I wear a condom before I bone this guy? Well, the Pope says "no," so "no" it is!!"

Pope avoids condom issue in AIDS message
Pope Benedict said on Wednesday he felt close to victims of AIDS and encouraged efforts to find a cure for the killer disease but avoided the thorny issue of the Roman Catholic Church's ban on condoms. "I feel close to those sick with AIDS and their families and I invoke for them the help and comfort of the Lord," he said in his comment for Thursday's World AIDS Day.
However, the Pope sidestepped the Church's general position against condoms to stop the spread of AIDS, a highly controversial stand which has drawn criticism from health workers both inside and outside the Church....
It (the Church) teaches that fidelity within heterosexual marriage, chastity and abstinence are the best ways to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS. (Reuters)

Compare this with the reporting of the Muslim hajj. If the two religions were treated equally, the headline would read "Muslims leaders ignore Islamic terrorism problem during hajj." If the two religions were treated equally the second sentence would read: "However, the cleric failed to explicitly condem terrorism in the name of Islam, a grave problem which has plagued the Muslim community worldwide." The report also gets every minor detail about the practice of Muslim faith absolutely correct.

Muslims Pray for Salvation at Mount Arafat
More than 2 million Muslim pilgrims from 178 countries prayed for salvation Monday at Mount Arafat, Islam's most sacred site, where Saudi Arabia's top cleric declared the West was conducting a "war against our creed."
With hands raised to heaven, the mass of pilgrims converged on the mount, not far
from Mecca and the site of the last sermon by Islam's 7th century prophet Muhammad three months before he died in 632. A day earlier, pilgrims from across the globe trekked eight miles through the nearby valley of Mina for the start of rituals, which reached their climax Monday. As they walked under the blistering sun, the crowd chanted "Labaik Alluhumma Labaik!" ("We are coming answering your call, God!")...
The Kaba, the huge cube-like edifice, is considered the focal point of the hajj. It also serves as the Qibla, or center of the Islamic world toward which all Muslims turn in prayer. The Quran declares the Kaba was the first place of worship designated by God. Muslims believe that the Kaba was built by Abraham on the foundations of an earlier temple built by Adam, the progenitor of all mankind. (AP via Yahoo)