The Boston Globe Abuse Exposè
How did the Boston Globe expose the Church?
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47 mins
Discover the Boston Globe's groundbreaking Spotlight investigation into sexual abuse within the Catholic Church in Boston. Explore how journalists uncovered patterns of abuse by priests, institutional efforts to protect accused clergy, and the decades-long impact on survivors.
Ep 1:
The House of God, Betrayed
A child's grooming inside a sacristy opens a global investigation, as a lone Louisiana journalist and later the Boston Globe's Spotlight team begin uncovering the Catholic Church's decades-long machinery of concealment.
Ep 2:
Six Hundred Stories, One Reckoning
The Globe's first story detonates a flood of hidden testimony, exposing hundreds of priests, secret settlements, and a cardinal's fall — while in England, a derelict school reveals its own buried horrors.
Ep 3:
Across Oceans, The Same Silence
A headmaster's quiet transfer exposes the Church's 'no-talk' playbook, while a German survivor crosses continents to confront two predator-priests who rebuilt their lives in Chile.
Ep 4:
Charity, Denial, and the Final Reckoning
A charity meant to help Chilean children becomes a predator's pipeline, as bishops minimize abuse and survivors fight for truth, faith, and a reckoning the Church tried to outlast.
Discussions (5)
Roman
Level 4 · 10 hours agoThe Church's record keeping being their downfall is a stretch. They buried evidence for decades and it took outsiders to dig it up. The records didn't expose them, journalists did.
Drew
Level 7 · 10 hours agoCardinal Law did get transferred to Rome. He was made archpriest of Santa Maria Maggiore and stayed there until he died in 2017. Never faced criminal charges.
Octavius
Level 3 · 10 hours agoThe Church kept meticulous records of every sin except the ones committed by their own guys. Turns out God's filing system works great until it becomes evidence.
