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

There's a question whether you cover up...

"There's a question whether you cover up..."

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

Come to me when just a moment is given, but not not yet.

"Come to me when just a moment is given, but not not yet."

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- Well, we found out... - This is unfair... - Signori...!

"- Well, we found out... - This is unfair... - Signori...!"

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What you find in Ratzinger at that point is a man who is troubled

"What you find in Ratzinger at that point is a man who is troubled"

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by justice that had not gone forward

"by justice that had not gone forward"

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and yet at the same time was trying to balance his loyalty

"and yet at the same time was trying to balance his loyalty"

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to the Pope, who clearly did not want Maciel prosecuted.

"to the Pope, who clearly did not want Maciel prosecuted."

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[MASS IN ITALIAN]

"[MASS IN ITALIAN]"

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Cardinal Ratzinger waits till the moment when John Paul II is dying.

"Cardinal Ratzinger waits till the moment when John Paul II is dying."

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The same day that John Paul II dies,

"The same day that John Paul II dies,"

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the Prosecutor General of the Congregation Of Faith

"the Prosecutor General of the Congregation Of Faith"

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flies to New York and he stays in New York and in Mexico City for eight days,

"flies to New York and he stays in New York and in Mexico City for eight days,"

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and he gets all the material to show that Maciel Marcial was a sex criminal.

"and he gets all the material to show that Maciel Marcial was a sex criminal."

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So it is interesting, for at least 15 years

"So it is interesting, for at least 15 years"

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the Vatican didn't move a finger to investigate,

"the Vatican didn't move a finger to investigate,"

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and only in the moment when all the Vatican is stopped,

"and only in the moment when all the Vatican is stopped,"

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because everybody is thinking the Pope is dead,

"because everybody is thinking the Pope is dead,"

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Cardinal Ratzinger succeeds to get the evidence.

"Cardinal Ratzinger succeeds to get the evidence."

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Cardinal Ratzinger's investigation confirmed his suspicion of Maciel's crimes

"Cardinal Ratzinger's investigation confirmed his suspicion of Maciel's crimes"

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but still he did not act.

"but still he did not act."

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When Benedict became Pope in 2005,

"When Benedict became Pope in 2005,"

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did Benedict order his trial?

"did Benedict order his trial?"

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Did Benedict punish him in any way? No.

"Did Benedict punish him in any way? No."

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Following a Vatican to live a life of prayer and penitence

"Following a Vatican to live a life of prayer and penitence"

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Maciel settled in Jacksonville, Florida.

"Maciel settled in Jacksonville, Florida."

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The Vatican communiqué did not mention his victims,

"The Vatican communiqué did not mention his victims,"

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or the nature of his crimes.

"or the nature of his crimes."

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An earlier statement had put an end to Maciel church trial.

"An earlier statement had put an end to Maciel church trial."

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And that came not from Ratzinger's office,

"And that came not from Ratzinger's office,"

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but rather from the office of Cardinal Sodano.

"but rather from the office of Cardinal Sodano."

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Not even a Pope is all-powerful because he lives in a structure -

"Not even a Pope is all-powerful because he lives in a structure -"

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the Roman Curia which is almost 2,000 years old -

"the Roman Curia which is almost 2,000 years old -"

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and the structure always wants to defend itself.

"and the structure always wants to defend itself."

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He searched the truth about Maciel but he didn't get the courage

"He searched the truth about Maciel but he didn't get the courage"

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to condemn him immediately, publicly and to defrock him.

"to condemn him immediately, publicly and to defrock him."

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In 1997, facing a disease that would ultimately take his life,

"In 1997, facing a disease that would ultimately take his life,"

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Bob Bolger made this video to memorialize Father Murphy's crimes.

"Bob Bolger made this video to memorialize Father Murphy's crimes."

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He set out on a road trip with his friends from St John's,

"He set out on a road trip with his friends from St John's,"

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Arthur and Gary, to see if they could finally hold Murphy to account.

"Arthur and Gary, to see if they could finally hold Murphy to account."

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Murphy was living at the cabin in Boulder Junction

"Murphy was living at the cabin in Boulder Junction"

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with a deaf housekeeper who'd studied and worked at St John's.

"with a deaf housekeeper who'd studied and worked at St John's."

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Bob gave me the camera and I videotaped it.

"Bob gave me the camera and I videotaped it."

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Bob's ringing the door bell, and then he comes away from the door

"Bob's ringing the door bell, and then he comes away from the door"

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walks around to the side of the house, to the right, by the lake

"walks around to the side of the house, to the right, by the lake"

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And then Murphy came out. And they met.

"And then Murphy came out. And they met."

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And Bob got in his face and really let him have it.

"And Bob got in his face and really let him have it."

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He told him, "You need to walk yourself right now

"He told him, "You need to walk yourself right now"

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"to the police station."

""to the police station.""

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"Walk yourself to jail."

""Walk yourself to jail.""

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Don't bother me. Don't bother me. Go on.

"Don't bother me. Don't bother me. Go on."

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Then Grace got involved and was saying, "Forget it, forgive him!"

"Then Grace got involved and was saying, "Forget it, forgive him!""

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And Bolger is like, "You don't understand, Grace, stay out of it."

"And Bolger is like, "You don't understand, Grace, stay out of it.""

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After that, we got in the car and we left.

"After that, we got in the car and we left."

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When I told my wife what I had experienced with Murphy,

"When I told my wife what I had experienced with Murphy,"

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her heart broke for me.

"her heart broke for me."

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When I finally told her I thought,

"When I finally told her I thought,"

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"Shit, I should never have told my wife!"

""Shit, I should never have told my wife!""

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I thought I had made a mistake.

"I thought I had made a mistake."

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I shouldn't have said anything, I should've kept it to myself.

"I shouldn't have said anything, I should've kept it to myself."

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But it was too late.

"But it was too late."

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We grappled with it

"We grappled with it"

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and my wife ultimately took me to a psychologist.

"and my wife ultimately took me to a psychologist."

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So when I finally blew, just let it all out,

"So when I finally blew, just let it all out,"

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I decided to write what turned out to be a seven-page letter to Murphy.

"I decided to write what turned out to be a seven-page letter to Murphy."

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I had to unleash every angry emotion that I had ever felt

"I had to unleash every angry emotion that I had ever felt"

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and I just regurgitated it onto paper to Murphy.

"and I just regurgitated it onto paper to Murphy."

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I would call Murphy a wolf,

"I would call Murphy a wolf,"

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because of the way he lusting after the prey that he's stalked.

"because of the way he lusting after the prey that he's stalked."

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It was like we were all little sheep lying in our beds

"It was like we were all little sheep lying in our beds"

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We were good innocent Christians.

"We were good innocent Christians."

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The wolf would come in, pick his prey, and molest them.

"The wolf would come in, pick his prey, and molest them."

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I sent that letter off to him and I got no reply,

"I sent that letter off to him and I got no reply,"

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so I wrote a second letter to Murphy.

"so I wrote a second letter to Murphy."

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Still no reply.

"Still no reply."

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Weakland was always

"Weakland was always"

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considered to be someone who stood up for the Vatican.

"considered to be someone who stood up for the Vatican."

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He really was the bête noire of the conservative church,

"He really was the bête noire of the conservative church,"

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because he was the leading spokesman for an intelligence,

"because he was the leading spokesman for an intelligence,"

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progressive wing in the church.

"progressive wing in the church."

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Weakland inherited Murphy in 1976

"Weakland inherited Murphy in 1976"

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and all through the '70s and through the '80s and up until that letter

"and all through the '70s and through the '80s and up until that letter"

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Archbishop Weakland does absolutely nothing with him.

"Archbishop Weakland does absolutely nothing with him."

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Not a thing.

"Not a thing."

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He keeps gathering information on Murphy

"He keeps gathering information on Murphy"

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because victims keep coming to the archdioceses about him.

"because victims keep coming to the archdioceses about him."

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"What's happening with him? What are you doing with him?"

""What's happening with him? What are you doing with him?""

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He does psychological and criminological assessments of Murphy

"He does psychological and criminological assessments of Murphy"

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where they determine he has assaulted probably 200 children.

"where they determine he has assaulted probably 200 children."

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The therapist's handwritten notes on her interviews with Murphy

"The therapist's handwritten notes on her interviews with Murphy"

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not only determined that he was untreatable,

"not only determined that he was untreatable,"

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they also revealed his complex justifications for his crimes.

"they also revealed his complex justifications for his crimes."

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Father Thomas Brundage called priest paedophilia,

"Father Thomas Brundage called priest paedophilia,"

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quote, "a form of homicide", unquote.

"quote, "a form of homicide", unquote."

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in that it takes away children's innocence.

"in that it takes away children's innocence."

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Would you agree or disagree with that observation?

"Would you agree or disagree with that observation?"

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If you had asked me that in 1979, I would not have agreed,

"If you had asked me that in 1979, I would not have agreed,"

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but if you ask me that now in the year 2008,

"but if you ask me that now in the year 2008,"

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I would say in almost every case, yes.

"I would say in almost every case, yes."

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I wrote a letter to Archbishop Weakland

"I wrote a letter to Archbishop Weakland"

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and Archbishop Weakland called me in to have a meeting.

"and Archbishop Weakland called me in to have a meeting."

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What do you do about Father Murphy?

"What do you do about Father Murphy?"

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It's a question that kept repeating itself over and over again.

"It's a question that kept repeating itself over and over again."

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The statutes of limitation had expired

"The statutes of limitation had expired"

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so criminal charges in the courts were out of the question.

"so criminal charges in the courts were out of the question."

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Statute of Limitations in the Church courts,

"Statute of Limitations in the Church courts,"

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according to Church law, Canon law, had expired long before the others.

"according to Church law, Canon law, had expired long before the others."

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Then it became evident that it might be possible

"Then it became evident that it might be possible"

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to still submit the Murphy case

"to still submit the Murphy case"

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on the basis of the way in which he used the confessional.

"on the basis of the way in which he used the confessional."

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That was one where the Statute of Limitation never expires.

"That was one where the Statute of Limitation never expires."

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I submitted that to Cardinal Ratzinger's office.

"I submitted that to Cardinal Ratzinger's office."

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Finally, I think after a year,

"Finally, I think after a year,"

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we got an answer back saying, "Yes, we can open the case."

"we got an answer back saying, "Yes, we can open the case.""

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A Catholic going to confession is at his or her absolutely the most vulnerable.

"A Catholic going to confession is at his or her absolutely the most vulnerable."

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The priest uses his power over these vulnerable helpless children

"The priest uses his power over these vulnerable helpless children"

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to solicit some form of sexual gratification from him.

"to solicit some form of sexual gratification from him."

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I don't think there's a vocabulary that we have

"I don't think there's a vocabulary that we have"

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that can adequately describe how horrendous and duplicitous this is.

"that can adequately describe how horrendous and duplicitous this is."

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I did receive a receipt,

"I did receive a receipt,"

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proving that the Vatican had received the letters.

"proving that the Vatican had received the letters."

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