Behind the Altar (2017)

In the past decade, much has been said about the Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal. Yet with Pope Francis, we have all thought that the crisis was over, that the church had learned its lesson. What we have found out instead, is rather shocking. In the 3 years that he has sat on St Peter's throne, Pope Francis has done very little about the priests who abuse children and the bishops who cover up their abuses: 2 pedophile priests out of 3 are still in the clergy, the special tribunal he announced does not exist and bishops are still instructed to not report abuses to the authorities. In this film, historian John Dickie investigates the causes of the Pope's inaction.

If you liked Behind the Altar, you might also like…

92% match

McQueen

2018

88% match

Directed by John Ford

1971

86% match

35 Up

1991

82% match

21 Up

1977

78% match

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

2012

71% match

Seduced and Abandoned

2013

67% match

Report

1967

67% match

Deliver Us from Evil

2006

64% match

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20

2022

60% match

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

2019

60% match

Fuck

2006

60% match

42 Up

1999

60% match

28 Up

1985

60% match

S4: The Bob Lazar Story

2026

60% match

A Toxic Love Story

2026

60% match

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000

60% match

Looking for Richard

1996

60% match

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

2017

60% match

Above Majestic

2018

60% match

I Am Heath Ledger

2017