Betrayal
Subtitle: the crisis in the Catholic Church : the findings of the investigation that inspired the major motion picture Spotlight
By: by the investigative staff of the Boston Globe, Matt Carroll ... [and 7 others]
Contributors: Globe Newspaper Co
Edition: Updated edition.
Publisher: Profile Books
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9781781257432
Subjects: Discipline; Child abuse; Investigation; Clergy; Sexual behavior; Catholic Church; Child sexual abuse by clergy
Other titles: Crisis in the Catholic Church; Spotlight (Motion picture : 2015)
Description: This is the true story of how a small group of journalists uncovered child abuse on a vast scale - and held the Catholic Church to account. On 31 January 2002, the Boston Globe published a report that sent shockwaves around the world. Their findings, based on a six-month campaign by the 'Spotlight' investigative team, showed that hundreds of children in Boston had been abused by Catholic priests, and that this horrific pattern of behaviour had been known - and ignored - by the Catholic Church. Instead of protecting the community it was meant to serve, the Church exploited its powerful influence to protect itself from scandal - and innocent children paid the price. This is the story from beginning to end: the predatory men who exploited the vulnerable, the cabal of senior Church officials who covered up their crimes, the 'hush money' used to buy the victims' silence, the survivors who found the strength to tell their story, and the Catholics across the world who were left shocked, angry, and betrayed. This is the story, too, of how they took power back, confronted their Church and called for sweeping change. Updated for the release of the Oscar-nominated film Spotlight, this is a devastating and important exposure of the abuse of power at the highest levels in society.
Notes: "The findings of the investigation that inspired the major motion picture Spotlight."--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.