St. Paul (MN)
Catholic News Service via Catholic Philly
February 10, 2020
By Dave Hrbacek
Michael Callaghan’s healing from clergy sexual abuse took a big step forward after he saw the movie “Spotlight” in 2015.
The Academy Award-winning fact-based drama detailing the clerical abuse scandal in Boston moved Callaghan deeply and continues to drive him to help the healing process in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
“I watch that movie every six months or so,” said Callaghan, 70. “Everyone should see that movie.”
Within weeks of seeing the film, he was making his way to leaders of the archdiocese to share his story and offer help.
Staff members of the archdiocesan Office of Ministerial Standards and Safe Environment listened to and affirmed him, and invited him to convene with a group of priests and laypeople in early 2019 to discuss how the archdiocese can address clergy sexual abuse. The first two meetings took place in his south Minneapolis home.
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