[Typo3] Rich Text Content from FCE not rendered in Frontend

[Ralf Rings]

hi all,

i am using the RTE in a FCE to enter rich text for a bodytext element. 
so far so good. there is some transformation taking place between the 
RTE and the DB. But that works as intended.

when the content is rendered though, all tags (<p>s, links etc.) are 
gone. i end up with a long line of text ;-(
but in the RTE the content look fine.

the peculiar thing is, that when i'm using "regular" content types (like 
  "text w/image") the RTE-content is rendered perfectly fine - even when 
this content is placed inside a FCE-container...

so i guess, the content from the FCE (as opposed to the "regular" 
content) is missing some kind of transformation step that is taking 
place when rendering the content. i just don't know how to get TYPO to 
treat it like the "regular" content.

has anyone had a similar problem? and possibly the solution ;-)
all help is very much appreciated.

thanks
ralf rings