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Factual distortion … Misleading claims … Bigoted sources … Here is the definitive review of Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, a new film by Alex Gibney, scheduled to begin airing on HBO on February 4.
Gibney’s documentary purports to chronicle the stomach-turning case of deceased Catholic priest Rev. Lawrence Murphy, who reportedly abused dozens of students while working at St. John’s School for the Deaf in St. Francis, Wisconsin, from 1950 to 1974. Indeed, there can be no doubt that Murphy wreaked immeasurable harm upon his innocent victims.
However, after thoroughly studying the film, TheMediaReport.com’s Dave Pierre has commented:
“Considering the vast media coverage over the issue in the past two decades, the topic of sex abuse in the Catholic Church is certainly worthy of an honest and compelling documentary. Sadly, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God does not qualify as one. The film is so consumed by its desire to browbeat the Catholic Church that honesty, fairness, and perspective have been lost.
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