SPOTLIGHT
The truth is usually hard to swallow, but this movie shows us that we can’t just close our eyes and ignore it. Also, it reminds us what is the journalism supposed to be about and how the press should use its power to speak the truth, tell the story exactly how it is and sometimes even change our lives.
The decades-long child sexual abuse by the priests in Boston is one of the biggest cover-ups in the modern history. The investigation started with just one priest who has been reported for molesting many children a few years ago, but soon they realized it is so much more than just one guy. They had to „break“ the whole system. The biggest question was whether or not the cardinal of the Catholic Church – Bernard Francis Law knew what was happening. What made their investigation more difficult is the fact that the police along with some lawyers were aware of the abuse but decided to hush it and dismiss all the charges. After a lot of digging, they came to the conclusion that 6% of all the Boston priests were involved in the abuse. Believe or not, that’s almost 90 people!
After collecting all the information, all they had to do was write a story and publish it. Whether or not they succeeded – watch the movie and see!
It opens up a question of faith. These children are born and raised in Catholic families, they go to Church every Sunday morning, they believe in God, they pray. So the priest is someone they trust. And that is the key. That is their advantage.
I hope you like my post!
Bojana :)
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