Survivors of child sexual abuse
cheered when the movie “Spotlight” won the Oscar for best picture. This
is amazing on several levels. The movie was originally slated to run
mostly in independent theatres; no one anticipated how popular it would
be. The movie is about a group of elite journalists investigating and
publishing an article about the Boston clergy abuse scandal. Movies
about reading and writing can only work if their writing and acting are
truly excellent.
More significantly, the movie details child sexual abuse and its cover up among Catholic clergy. A story that has been breaking in dribs and drabs around the world since the ‘90’s is again in the public’s eye. The obvious question, that no one seems to be asking, is “now what?”
http://stopabusecampaign.com/roman-catholic-church-protecting-rapists-from-prosecution/
More significantly, the movie details child sexual abuse and its cover up among Catholic clergy. A story that has been breaking in dribs and drabs around the world since the ‘90’s is again in the public’s eye. The obvious question, that no one seems to be asking, is “now what?”
http://stopabusecampaign.com/roman-catholic-church-protecting-rapists-from-prosecution/