Sentences with phrase «pedophile priest scandal»

But despite two terrifically nuanced performances by its male leads and a good try by its somewhat miscast female star, the simmering dramatics behind «Denial» never quite reach a satisfying boil of righteous indignation and justice served that was felt in last year's similar «Spotlight,» the expose about the uncovering of the Catholic Church's pedophile priest scandal.

Not exact matches

Furthermore, the two most notorious pedophiles, Boston priests John Geoghan and Paul Shanley, trained at the same pre-Vatican II seminary and began their abuse before 1968, and many of the bishops at the center of the scandals — Cardinal Bernard Law of Boston and Cardinal Edward Egan of New York come to mind — are not known for doctrinal or disciplinary laxity.

Although they have had their fair number of scandals Greek Orthodox priests are not, for the most part, known to be pedophiles (and usually their affairs are with women!).

Perhaps this is why prisons are full of christians, why television evangelists are surrounded by scandal, why the catholic church is under fire for protecting pedophile priests.

Hmmmm... Sorta reminds me of the Catholic Church, moving pedophile priests around and covering up a scandal to protect their own interests.

Another winner is Faith by Jennifer Haigh, about a priest at the center of a pedophile scandal and his devout Boston relatives.