Cast of Spotlight in character.
“Spotlight” is a film that follows an investigation into the Catholic Church and the corruption behind it. There was a slew of settling cases outside of court in order to protect the Church’s big secret. The Church would do anything to cover up the molestation of minors and protect the priests—and the Church’s reputation–from the public.
The Globe decided to sue the Catholic Church in order to get the sealed documents from cases involving priests molesting children. After this, Marty Baron, the new editor, suggested that the Spotlight team take over the story since it was an investigative report.
Robby Robinson, Mike Rezendes, Sacha Pfeiffer and Matt Carroll were all members of the Spotlight team of the Boston Globe. This is a team that investigates stories in order to tell the public the truth about what is going on in the world.
After Baron offered the story, the Spotlight team jumped right into researching those involved in the cover-ups. The Catholic Church wasn’t going to go down without a fight. During the court battle, the Church was accusatory. The lawyers said that the Globe was simply trying to sell newspapers.
As this was happening, Mike was getting more information from Mitchell Garabedian, a lawyer who was representing many of those who had been molested. In at least one instance, the Catholic Church covered up a molestation by threatening another priest into staying silent. The more the team learned about the case, the riskier it got to follow.
Even though they faced many roadblocks, Robby, Mike, Sacha and Matt continued to research the story. They believed the public deserved to know the truth and the priests needed to be held accountable. The group risked their jobs in order to tell the world the truth. Throughout the investigation, the Spotlight group continued to dig, even when it seemed as though they would not succeed. They never gave up on telling the public the truth.
