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Betrayal: The Crisis in the Catholic Church: The Findings of the Investigation That Inspired the Major Motion Picture Spotlight
Betrayal: The Crisis in the Catholic Church: The Findings of the Investigation That Inspired the Major Motion Picture Spotlight | The Investigative Staff of the Boston Globe
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service The story behind this groundbreaking book--one of the most significant works of investigative journalism since Woodward and Bernstein's reporting on Watergate--has been brought brilliantly to life on the screen in the major new movie "Spotlight," winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture. Here are the devastating revelations that triggered a crisis within the Catholic Church. Here is the truth about the scores of abusive priests who preyed upon innocent children and the cabal of senior Church officials who covered up their crimes. Here is the trail of "hush money" that the Catholic Church secretly paid to buy victims' silence--deeds that left millions of the faithful in the U.S. and around the world shocked, angry, and confused. Here as well is a vivid account of the ongoing struggle, as Catholics confront their Church and call for sweeping change.
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Ast_Arslan
Betrayal: The Crisis in the Catholic Church | Investigative Staff of the Boston Globe
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I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it. Some will be old, some will be new - don't judge me, I have a lot of books.

Day 141th

Join the fun if you want!

#tbrpile

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Cinfhen
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#NoFemmeber #NonFictionNovember I have not read the book but the film is excellent. Spotlight shines the #harshestLight unto widespread child abuse in Boston perpetrated by a ring of Catholic Priests and covered up by the Church. The story was investigated and made public by a team of reporters from the Boston Globe Newspaper, creating shockwaves throughout the world. Book is currently $3.99 on Kindle.

Megabooks That scandal was just unbelievably terrible! 😓 6y
Cinfhen It really was/is @Megabooks 💔 6y
Tanisha_A This movie was brilliant! 6y
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BarbaraBB Well chosen 👍👍 6y
TrishB This is a good fiction one based in Ireland by the wonderful Mr Boyne 6y
Cinfhen I‘ve loaned my copy of that book and I really want it back ... I haven‘t read it yet @TrishB 6y
Cinfhen Thanks @BarbaraBB @Tanisha_A I agree, movie is phenomenal ❤️ 6y
TrishB My IRL friend and I read together- very thought provoking as these subjects are. A good read. I never lend books out I haven‘t yet read, I‘m mean!! 6y
Centique I loved this movie! Such a good way of coming at a terrible subject. 6y
Reggie @TrishB @Centique @Cinfhen Have you ever seen a movie called Calgary. It‘s a few years old and has Brenden Gleason as a priest where the opening at confession is a confessor tells him that he has a week to live before said confessor/survivor of sexual abuse at the hands of a priest but not this priest, is going to kill him? It‘s soooo good. 6y
TrishB @Reggie no- but sounds really good 👍🏻 I‘ll look out for it. 6y
Cinfhen Have not seen but hubby is the movie guy in our house @Reggie I‘ll have to ask him if he‘s seen this movie! 6y
KarenUK @reggie ‘Calvary‘ really is sooooo good! 6y
Billypar So heartbreaking- you keep thinking you've heard the worst, and then something like the Pennsylvania report comes out about the extent of statewide incidents of abuse followed by cover-ups that went on for literally decades...really makes you wonder about the true number that includes those that never get reported.. 6y
Reggie @KarenUK lol, whoops, thank you. 6y
Centique @Reggie oooh sounds good. I‘ll go look for it. I‘m nearly as obsessive about my movie Wishlist over on IMDB as I am about my TBR here 😂 6y
KarenUK @Reggie 😉💕👍 6y
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cathysaid
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Just bought this as a Kindle deal and I‘m already hooked. Love books based on investigative journalism. The subject matter, however, does not bode well for the safety of my Kindle as I tend to throw books that infuriate me.

Gaylagal2 This is a great book and it WILL infuriate you. It did me! You can also read the entire, original story online for free at the Boston Globe, Jan 6, 2002. 6y
cathysaid @Gaylagal2 I‘ll check that out. Thanks! 6y
Crazeedi Looks interesting 6y
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bookishkai

A little late night viewing, since the dog wants to play ball instead of sleep after being crated most of the day. I'm not sleepy either, so here we go. I do plan on reading the book, too; I was still living in RI when the scandal broke but didn't read the Globe coverage then.

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BeththeBookDragon
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Pickpick

This book is now almost 15 years old.