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National Catholic Reporter

Fr. Peter Daly | Dec. 23, 2015

“Spotlight” is a very good movie. It might win an Oscar for best screenplay.

“Spotlight” is a very sad story. It might mark a watershed in the way priests are seen in movies.

“Spotlight” was a tragedy brought on by sins of priests and bishops. The damage is not yet finished and the perpetrators of these crimes have never been held fully accountable.

I went to see “Spotlight” by myself. I knew it would be painful to watch.

The movie is the story of The Boston Globe investigation of the priest pedophilia scandal in the Archdiocese of Boston. The scandal exploded into public awareness in 2002. The investigative team of the Globe, known as “Spotlight” had generally investigated corruption in government or the police. But they turned their attention to the Archdiocese of Boston with devastating effect….