I think this is because the media looks at the world much differently than we do. The elevation of an active homosexual who abandoned his wife and children for another man only alarms and saddens those who live "in the City of God" so to speak. God has no bearing on the secular world's outlook on life and the world they live in. Another reason the ECUSA debacle isn't news anymore is that it would be portrayed as homosexual bashing (if it is further fleshed out) in that "we" aren't inclusive and tolerent of the behaviour of others. Nothing is bad or wrong anymore if the behaviour makes one happy.
YES!!! You are so right!! Can't bash the homosexuals but the catholic church is a fine target, because of its 'intolerance'.
BTW, yesterday morning, anticipating that the newly crowned bishop would be making the rounds of the 3 major media, I watched him answer those "soft" questions on NBC, followed by the same questions on ABC and hesitated before turning on CBS. Big mistake! I caught the tailend of the bishop's answer to a "hard" question asked by Harry Smith. As I tuned in, the bishop was saying "... they weren't aware of it in those days." I screamed at the tv ... "aware of what????" and searched for a transcript to read Harry's question. Nothing.
If I were asking questions, mine would be "how do you reconcile your lifestyle which conflicts with scripture?" Alas, I may never know.