Sinéad O’Shea’s “Pray For Our Sinners” documentary follows a number of inspirational campaigners in Navan, Co Meath who stood up to the Catholic Church in the 1960s and 1970s.

“Pray For Our Sinners,” an award-winning documentary telling the story of Irish campaigners who stood up to the Catholic Church over sexual abuse scandals, has been released in select Irish cinemas. 

Sinéad O’Shea’s “Pray For Our Sinners” follows a number of inspirational campaigners in O’Shea’s hometown of Navan, Co Meath, who stood up to the Catholic Church in the 1960s and 1970s at a time when challenging the church would have been unacceptable. 

The film is not a black-and-white portrayal of saints and sinners but a nuanced account of Catholicism and its all-powerful role in Irish life during the 20th century. 

O’Shea takes a personal approach to the stories of systemic abuse within the Catholic Church, focusing on the tradition…