Sex Crimes and the Vatican (film)
- Sex Crimes and the Vatican (film)
"Sex Crimes and the Vatican" (2006) is a documentary film (39 min) filmed by Colm O'Gorman, who was raped by a Catholic priest in the diocese of Ferns in County Wexford in Ireland when he was 14 years old. Father Seán Fortune was charged with 66 counts of sexual, indecent assault and another serious sexual offence relating to eight boys but he committed suicide on the eve of his trial. Colm started an investigation with the BBC in March 2002 which led to the resignation of Dr Brendan Comiskey, the bishop leading the Ferns Diocese. Colm then pushed for a government inquiry which led to the Ferns Report.
It was filmed for the BBC Panorama Documentary Series which charged that the Vatican used a secret document, "Crimen sollicitationis", to silence allegations of sexual abuse by priests and that "Crimen sollicitationis" was enforced for 20 years by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger before he became the Pope. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/5389684.stm BBC NEWS | Programmes | Panorama | Sex crimes and the Vatican ] ] This allegation had been disputed on a number of grounds. [ [http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/update/bn080703.htm National Catholic Reporter] , John Allen, August 7, 2003]
References
ee also
* Roman Catholic sex abuse cases
* Roman Catholic priests accused of sex offenses
* Crimen sollicitationis
* Pontifical Secret
* Sex Crimes and the Vatican (Panorama Documentary Episode)
* Deliver Us from Evil (2006 film)
* Twist of Faith
* Barbara Blaine, founder of SNAP (Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests)
* List of films portraying paedophilia or sexual abuse of minors
* Tarcisio Tadeu Spricigo - pedophile priest who was part of documentary
External links
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-J7iFTrT1U&mode=related&search= Part1 on YouTube]
* [http://www.advancedchristianity.com/Pages/CBS/CBS.htm Most Controversial Highlights in the 1962 Ottaviani Directive (English)]
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