Have you seen it?
The movie “spotlight” is a powerful voice in the long overdue work of giving voice to victims of sexual abuse. It addresses the issue with respect, with courage, and with relentless curiosity. What came out at the end of the day was far bigger than anyone ever expected.
This is not a movie about the evils of the Catholic church. It could be any church. It could be any school. It could be any city.
It is a movie about silence. And it is a movie about the systems that uphold that silence.
Because the reality is: it is my church, my school, my city. It is, in fact, my story.
Where does the path lead? And who will have the courage to connect the dots?
Will you? Will I?
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Child sexual abuse caused by a lay person or clergy is a painful subject. However, in my ‘The sinister side of Papa’, threatening and bully tactics were used to abuse young adult.
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Powerful observation. Thank you.
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Good words Joanna, said with a lot of courage.
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Thank you, John.
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Sexual abuse is worse than murder and should be treated as such. It deprives people of a life they once hand and will never have again.
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That is a strong statement. But it puts good words to the reality that it wounds the very soul. Thank you.
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