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Clips from Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012)

and even criminal involvement with children.

"and even criminal involvement with children."

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012)

And the more I got into it, the more and more discouraged I got.

"And the more I got into it, the more and more discouraged I got."

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012)

They know that celibacy is not practiced.

"They know that celibacy is not practiced."

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By "they", I mean Vatican authorities,

"By "they", I mean Vatican authorities,"

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I mean bishops, I mean religious superiors.

"I mean bishops, I mean religious superiors."

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And the higher you go, the more they know.

"And the higher you go, the more they know."

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You may not be keeping your celibacy,

"You may not be keeping your celibacy,"

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but as long as it's secret, it's OK.

"but as long as it's secret, it's OK."

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Sipe found that clericalism,

"Sipe found that clericalism,"

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setting a priest on a pedestal above ordinary lay people,

"setting a priest on a pedestal above ordinary lay people,"

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helped to prop up the secret system.

"helped to prop up the secret system."

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Kids would come forward to their parents and say,

"Kids would come forward to their parents and say,"

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"Well, Father did this to me."

""Well, Father did this to me.""

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"Oh, don't you say that! You can't say that about a priest!"

""Oh, don't you say that! You can't say that about a priest!""

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Which then allowed priests to express themselves sexually,

"Which then allowed priests to express themselves sexually,"

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some from time to time and some in horrendous ways.

"some from time to time and some in horrendous ways."

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Sipe recognised the syndrome that police call Noble Cause Corruption -

"Sipe recognised the syndrome that police call Noble Cause Corruption -"

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a belief that good intentions purify bad behaviour.

"a belief that good intentions purify bad behaviour."

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For a priest, belief in his own goodness can transform,

"For a priest, belief in his own goodness can transform,"

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like turning bread into the body of Christ,

"like turning bread into the body of Christ,"

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a perversion into a holy act.

"a perversion into a holy act."

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A priest who had an affair with this 12, 13-year-old girl

"A priest who had an affair with this 12, 13-year-old girl"

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brought to one of their encounters what he said was a consecrated host

"brought to one of their encounters what he said was a consecrated host"

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and he touched it to her vagina and he said,

"and he touched it to her vagina and he said,"

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"This is how God loves you."

""This is how God loves you.""

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And then, he raped her.

"And then, he raped her."

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It goes from just this broad social acceptance

"It goes from just this broad social acceptance"

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that the priest is perfect, the Pope is perfect,

"that the priest is perfect, the Pope is perfect,"

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to this kind of perversion of power that can be twisted in this way.

"to this kind of perversion of power that can be twisted in this way."

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The system of the Catholic clergy,

"The system of the Catholic clergy,"

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for which I have great respect

"for which I have great respect"

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and to which I have given many years of my life,

"and to which I have given many years of my life,"

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selects, cultivates, protects,

"selects, cultivates, protects,"

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defends and produces sexual abusers.

"defends and produces sexual abusers."

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I went to bed one night and, before I fell asleep,

"I went to bed one night and, before I fell asleep,"

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I could see Murphy creeping into our room,

"I could see Murphy creeping into our room,"

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like a ravenous wolf.

"like a ravenous wolf."

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I could see him sit on a bed

"I could see him sit on a bed"

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in the dim light of the illuminated exit sign.

"in the dim light of the illuminated exit sign."

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And I saw that he was molesting a boy.

"And I saw that he was molesting a boy."

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I imagined Jesus crying on the cross with a broken heart

"I imagined Jesus crying on the cross with a broken heart"

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wondering why Murphy was doing this.

"wondering why Murphy was doing this."

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Why was Jesus just watching?

"Why was Jesus just watching?"

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He would walk in like a cat.

"He would walk in like a cat."

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Of course we couldn't hear him, but someone would open their eyes

"Of course we couldn't hear him, but someone would open their eyes"

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and see a dark shadow passing by and they knew it was him.

"and see a dark shadow passing by and they knew it was him."

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I would see how he would go and pick out certain boys.

"I would see how he would go and pick out certain boys."

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He knew which boys wouldn't object if he went to them.

"He knew which boys wouldn't object if he went to them."

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The boys noticed that Father Murphy would single out students

"The boys noticed that Father Murphy would single out students"

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with hearing parents who couldn't sign

"with hearing parents who couldn't sign"

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so that the children couldn't tell their parents

"so that the children couldn't tell their parents"

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what was happening to them.

"what was happening to them."

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He favoured me. He wanted me.

"He favoured me. He wanted me."

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He wanted me.

"He wanted me."

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He liked seeing me ejaculate.

"He liked seeing me ejaculate."

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He got what he wanted and he would leave, that was his thing.

"He got what he wanted and he would leave, that was his thing."

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He was...

"He was..."

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sick.

"sick."

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I was afraid to tell my mother

"I was afraid to tell my mother"

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because I didn't think she would believe me.

"because I didn't think she would believe me."

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She'd say, "A priest would never do something like that to children."

"She'd say, "A priest would never do something like that to children.""

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I kept it a secret.

"I kept it a secret."

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My mother had already been through so much pain.

"My mother had already been through so much pain."

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My brother had been electrocuted,

"My brother had been electrocuted,"

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my father had hung himself.

"my father had hung himself."

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My mother had been through so much pain and I didn't want to hurt her.

"My mother had been through so much pain and I didn't want to hurt her."

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It was hard for me to communicate with my father

"It was hard for me to communicate with my father"

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and so, my dad would speak and Father Murphy would interpret.

"and so, my dad would speak and Father Murphy would interpret."

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My father never wrote back and forth

"My father never wrote back and forth"

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because I didn't know how to write well,

"because I didn't know how to write well,"

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so I depended on Father Murphy and the nuns

"so I depended on Father Murphy and the nuns"

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to communicate with my father.

"to communicate with my father."

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My parents were hearing, so we used home signs,

"My parents were hearing, so we used home signs,"

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not true American Sign Language.

"not true American Sign Language."

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We had some gestures for things like eating and for how the scolded me,

"We had some gestures for things like eating and for how the scolded me,"

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but they wouldn't actually sign "Bad",

"but they wouldn't actually sign "Bad","

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they would wag their finger at me.

"they would wag their finger at me."

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And there was no TTY, and my parents were far away,

"And there was no TTY, and my parents were far away,"

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so how could we possibly have communicated?

"so how could we possibly have communicated?"

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Murphy took advantage

"Murphy took advantage"

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of children in that situation.

"of children in that situation."

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My question is, what about the sisters?

"My question is, what about the sisters?"

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Where were the nuns who were supposed to be watching the children?

"Where were the nuns who were supposed to be watching the children?"

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The nuns should have been able to hear,

"The nuns should have been able to hear,"

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but they turned their heads and looked the other way.

"but they turned their heads and looked the other way."

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Murphy wasn't the only one

"Murphy wasn't the only one"

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that nuns should have heard creeping through the dorms at night.

"that nuns should have heard creeping through the dorms at night."

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Murphy enlisted older boys in an organized system of abuse.

"Murphy enlisted older boys in an organized system of abuse."

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One of these was Tom Tannehill,

"One of these was Tom Tannehill,"

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a high-school student who had been molested by Murphy.

"a high-school student who had been molested by Murphy."

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As a dorm supervisor, Tom had used threats of discipline

"As a dorm supervisor, Tom had used threats of discipline"

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to force victim to perform oral sex on him.

"to force victim to perform oral sex on him."

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Pat Kuehn was only seven when Tom first molested him.

"Pat Kuehn was only seven when Tom first molested him."

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He now believes that Tom was breaking him in for Murphy.

"He now believes that Tom was breaking him in for Murphy."

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I was very innocent, naive.

"I was very innocent, naive."

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After the first time Tom played with me, I got used to it.

"After the first time Tom played with me, I got used to it."

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I felt so excited that he chose me out of all the others.

"I felt so excited that he chose me out of all the others."

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It made me feel special.

"It made me feel special."

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Bambi was the first movie that I watched with captioning.

"Bambi was the first movie that I watched with captioning."

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Which was really exciting.

"Which was really exciting."

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I was sitting towards the back of the audience, on the boys' side,

"I was sitting towards the back of the audience, on the boys' side,"

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Father Murphy walked up behind me and pushed me in the back of the head.

"Father Murphy walked up behind me and pushed me in the back of the head."

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So I looked up and I waived because I thought he was just saying hi.

"So I looked up and I waived because I thought he was just saying hi."

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And then, I went back to watching.

"And then, I went back to watching."

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And he nudged me again, so I acknowledged him.

"And he nudged me again, so I acknowledged him."

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I think about it now

"I think about it now"

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and it was probably his penis bumping up against me.

"and it was probably his penis bumping up against me."

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He was playing with me.

"He was playing with me."

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In 1963, Father Murphy went away for a few weeks.

"In 1963, Father Murphy went away for a few weeks."

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During his absence,

"During his absence,"

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there was a visiting priest from Chicago named Father Walsh.

"there was a visiting priest from Chicago named Father Walsh."

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I could see Father Walsh signing and I was watching him

"I could see Father Walsh signing and I was watching him"

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and I thought, "You know what? I'm going to try my best to tell him."

"and I thought, "You know what? I'm going to try my best to tell him.""

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I think it was in confession.

"I think it was in confession."

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And so, I told Father Walsh about Father Murphy molesting me.

"And so, I told Father Walsh about Father Murphy molesting me."

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He didn't say anything, but I could see his facial expression change.

"He didn't say anything, but I could see his facial expression change."

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A week went by and I knew his last day was going to be Friday

"A week went by and I knew his last day was going to be Friday"

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and Father Murphy had come back.

"and Father Murphy had come back."

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Father Murphy comes walking into my classroom

"Father Murphy comes walking into my classroom"

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and called Father Walsh.

"and called Father Walsh."

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