THE significance of the movie ‘Spotlight’ winning the Oscar for best picture should not be lost on anyone. Least of all on those in the Roman Curia who are impeding the best
efforts of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors to
ensure that the Catholic Church worldwide learns every possible lesson
from the clerical sex abuse scandals that have shamed the Church in
recent decades.
There is arguably no more powerful a medium for shaping public opinion than a blockbuster movie that has won the ultimate accolade for its brilliant production values and praise for speaking truth to power.
http://www.irishnews.com/opinion/columnists/2016/03/11/news/pope-must-overrule-those-resisting-tougher-child-protection-rules-445285/
There is arguably no more powerful a medium for shaping public opinion than a blockbuster movie that has won the ultimate accolade for its brilliant production values and praise for speaking truth to power.
http://www.irishnews.com/opinion/columnists/2016/03/11/news/pope-must-overrule-those-resisting-tougher-child-protection-rules-445285/