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{{short description|2006 television film}}
'''''Sex Crimes and the Vatican''''' (2006) is a [[documentary film]] (39 min) filmed by [[Colm O'Gorman]], who was raped by a Catholic priest in the diocese of [[Ferns, County Wexford|Ferns]] in [[County Wexford]] in [[Ireland]] when he was 14 years old. Father [[Seán Fortune]] was charged with 66 counts of sexual, indecent assault and another serious sexual offence relating to eight boys but he committed [[suicide]] on the eve of his trial. Colm started an investigation with the BBC in March 2002 which led to the resignation of Dr [[Brendan Comiskey]], the bishop leading the Ferns Diocese. Colm then pushed for a government inquiry which led to the [[Ferns Report]].
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{{Infobox television
| genre = Documentary
| director = Sarah Macdonald
| presenter = Colm O'Gorman
| country = United Kingdom
| network = [[BBC]]
| released = {{Start date|2006|10|01|df=y}}
}}
'''''Sex Crimes and the Vatican''''' (2006) is a [[documentary film]] (39 min) presented by the [[BBC]] program ''[[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]]''. It aired on 1 October 2006.


==Allegations==
It was filmed for the BBC [[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama Documentary Series]] which charged that the [[Roman Curia|Vatican]] used a secret document, ''[[Crimen sollicitationis]]'', to silence [[Roman Catholic sex abuse cases|allegations of sexual abuse by priests]] and that ''Crimen sollicitationis'' was enforced for 20 years by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger before he became the Pope.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/5389684.stm BBC NEWS | Programmes | Panorama | Sex crimes and the Vatican<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> This allegation had been disputed on a number of grounds.<ref>[http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/update/bn080703.htm National Catholic Reporter], [[John Allen]], August 7, 2003</ref>
''Sex Crimes and the Vatican'' was filmed for the BBC's ''[[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]]'' documentary series. It was directed by Sarah Macdonald, filmed by David Niblock and presented by Colm O'Gorman. The film charged that the [[Roman Curia|Vatican]] used a secret document, ''[[Crimen sollicitationis (document)|Crimen sollicitationis]]'', to silence [[Catholic sex abuse cases|allegations of sexual abuse by priests]] and that ''Crimen sollicitationis'' was enforced for 20 years by [[Pope Benedict XVI|Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger]] before he became the Pope.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/5389684.stm | work=BBC News | title=Sex crimes and the Vatican | date=September 29, 2006 | access-date=May 23, 2010}}</ref>


''Crimen sollicitationis'', subtitled "On the Manner of Proceeding in Cases of the Crime of Solicitation", is based on an earlier instruction of 1922 and was primarily concerned with dealing with the offense of sexual solicitation in Confession. Seventy of the seventy-four paragraphs dealt with establishing internal procedures for handling such cases in the curial court. The procedures having been established, they were then extended to included cases regarding homosexual conduct, any obscene act with preadolescent children, or animals, regardless if any of the prescribed activity had to do with the sacrament of penance.<ref>[http://www.vatican.va/resources/resources_crimen-sollicitationis-1962_en.html ''Crimen sollicitationis'', §§ 71-73, CDF, 16 March 1962]</ref>
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==References==
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Many Catholic Bishops, priests and laity expressed anger at what they perceived as a clear bias against the church. They state that the program made no effort to highlight the efforts made by the church in recent years to combat sex abuse, particularly the efforts taken by the English and Welsh Catholic Church under the leaderships of both [[Cormac Murphy-O'Connor|Cormac Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor]] and [[Vincent Nichols|Vincent Cardinal Nichols]], [[Archbishop of Westminster]]. {{Citation needed|date=October 2022}} These two cardinals are involved in abuser cover-up cases.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC - Radio 4 - Today - Paedophilia in the Catholic Church |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/reports/archive/features/paedophile_priests.shtml |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC News {{!}} UK {{!}} Archbishop defends paedophile move |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/840594.stm |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=McDonald |first=By Helen Studd, Ruth Gledhill and Claire |title=Child abuse ‘hotspots’ uncovered in five Catholic dioceses |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/child-abuse-hotspots-uncovered-in-five-catholic-dioceses-k0nvd22cn5c |access-date=2022-11-24 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=20 May 2009 |title=Church failed to act on child sex abuse |work=[[Daily Telegraph]] |location=London, UK |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ireland/5356587/Church-failed-to-act-on-child-sex-abuse-report.html |url-status=live |access-date=27 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602051747/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ireland/5356587/Church-failed-to-act-on-child-sex-abuse-report.html |archive-date=2 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bowcott |first=Owen |date=10 November 2020 |title=Child sexual abuse in Catholic church was 'swept under the carpet', inquiry finds |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/10/child-sexual-abuse-in-catholic-church-swept-under-the-carpet-inquiry-finds |url-status=live |access-date=10 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110122833/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/10/child-sexual-abuse-in-catholic-church-swept-under-the-carpet-inquiry-finds |archive-date=10 November 2020}}</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54889033 Catholic Church abuse: Cardinal Vincent Nichols criticised over leadership] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110161434/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54889033|date=10 November 2020}} ''[[BBC]]''</ref>
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==See also==

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==See also==
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* [[Roman Catholic sex abuse cases]]
* [[Roman Catholic sex abuse cases]]
* [[Roman Catholic sex abuse cases#Roman Catholic priests accused of sex offenses|Roman Catholic priests accused of sex offenses]]
* [[Roman Catholic sex abuse cases#Roman Catholic priests accused of sex offenses|Roman Catholic priests accused of sex offenses]]
* [[Crimen sollicitationis]]
* [[Pontifical Secret]]
* [[Pontifical Secret]]
* ''[[Deliver Us from Evil (2006 film)|Deliver Us from Evil]]'' (2006), a documentary about a sex abuse case in Northern California
* [[Panorama (TV series)#Sex Crimes and the Vatican|Sex Crimes and the Vatican]] (Panorama Documentary Episode)
* ''[[Twist of Faith]]'' (2005), an [[HBO]] documentary film about abuse in the Catholic Church
* [[Barbara Blaine]], founder of SNAP (Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests)
* ''[[Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God]]'' (2012), another [[HBO]] documentary
* [[Pedophilia and child sexual abuse in films]]

* ''[[Bad Education]]'', Spanish film dealing with the aftermath of Clerical Abuse
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==References==
* [[Tarcisio Tadeu Spricigo]] - pedophile priest who was part of documentary
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1046086}}
*[http://www.advancedchristianity.com/Pages/CBS/CBS.htm Most Controversial Highlights in the 1962 Ottaviani Directive (English)]
*{{in lang|it}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20090227081713/http://www.avvenireonline.it/Famiglia/Speciali/bbc/ ''Avvenire on-line'' special - L’''"inchiesta"'' Bbc su preti e pedofilia]. Some articles trying to rebut alleged mistakes and bias inside the documentary.

{{Sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church}}
{{Pedophilia}}

{{Sexual ethics}}


{{Abuse}}
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==External links==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-J7iFTrT1U&mode=related&search= Part1 on YouTube]


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Latest revision as of 23:38, 19 November 2024

Sex Crimes and the Vatican
GenreDocumentary
Directed bySarah Macdonald
Presented byColm O'Gorman
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original release
NetworkBBC
Release1 October 2006 (2006-10-01)

Sex Crimes and the Vatican (2006) is a documentary film (39 min) presented by the BBC program Panorama. It aired on 1 October 2006.

Allegations

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Sex Crimes and the Vatican was filmed for the BBC's Panorama documentary series. It was directed by Sarah Macdonald, filmed by David Niblock and presented by Colm O'Gorman. The film charged that the Vatican used a secret document, Crimen sollicitationis, to silence allegations of sexual abuse by priests and that Crimen sollicitationis was enforced for 20 years by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger before he became the Pope.[1]

Crimen sollicitationis, subtitled "On the Manner of Proceeding in Cases of the Crime of Solicitation", is based on an earlier instruction of 1922 and was primarily concerned with dealing with the offense of sexual solicitation in Confession. Seventy of the seventy-four paragraphs dealt with establishing internal procedures for handling such cases in the curial court. The procedures having been established, they were then extended to included cases regarding homosexual conduct, any obscene act with preadolescent children, or animals, regardless if any of the prescribed activity had to do with the sacrament of penance.[2]

Many Catholic Bishops, priests and laity expressed anger at what they perceived as a clear bias against the church. They state that the program made no effort to highlight the efforts made by the church in recent years to combat sex abuse, particularly the efforts taken by the English and Welsh Catholic Church under the leaderships of both Cormac Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor and Vincent Cardinal Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster. [citation needed] These two cardinals are involved in abuser cover-up cases.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sex crimes and the Vatican". BBC News. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  2. ^ Crimen sollicitationis, §§ 71-73, CDF, 16 March 1962
  3. ^ "BBC - Radio 4 - Today - Paedophilia in the Catholic Church". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  4. ^ "BBC News | UK | Archbishop defends paedophile move". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  5. ^ McDonald, By Helen Studd, Ruth Gledhill and Claire. "Child abuse 'hotspots' uncovered in five Catholic dioceses". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 24 November 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Church failed to act on child sex abuse". Daily Telegraph. London, UK. 20 May 2009. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  7. ^ Bowcott, Owen (10 November 2020). "Child sexual abuse in Catholic church was 'swept under the carpet', inquiry finds". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  8. ^ Catholic Church abuse: Cardinal Vincent Nichols criticised over leadership Archived 10 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine BBC
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