Mea maxima culpa : silence in the house of God

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Title:

Author:

Gibney, Alex, film producer, screenwriter, film director, narrator.

Publication Information:

New York, NY : Docuramafilms : Cinedgm [2013]

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Investigates the secret crimes of Father Lawrence Murphy, a Milwaukee priest who abused more than 200 deaf children in a school under his control. The film documents the first known public protest against the pontiff himself. The investigation helped uncover documents from the secret Vatican archives that show the Pope, who must operate within the mysterious rules of the Roman Curia, as both responsible and helpless in the face of evil.

General Note:

Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.

Bonus features: deleted scenes.

Language:

English

Personal Subject:

Murphy, Lawrence, -1998.

Corporate Subject:

Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Sexual behavior.

Subject Term:

Child molesters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee -- Biography.

Child sexual abuse by clergy -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee -- History -- 20th century.