Sex Crimes and the Vatican

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 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.

It was filmed for the BBC Panorama Documentary Series which details how the Vatican has used Crimen sollicitationis secret document to silence allegations of sexual abuse by priests and how Crimen sollicitationis was enforced for 20 years by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger before he became the Pope. [1]

See also

• Roman Catholic sex abuse cases
• Roman Catholic priests accused of sex offenses
• Crimen sollicitationis
• Pontifical Secret
• Sex Crimes and the Vatican (Panorama Documentary Episode)
• Barbara Blaine, founder of SNAP (Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests)
• Pedophilia and child sexual abuse in films
• Bad Education, Spanish film dealing with the aftermath of Clerical Abuse

External links

• Part1 on YouTube