{"id":4806,"date":"2017-05-05T09:49:55","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T13:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=4806"},"modified":"2025-08-23T17:07:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T21:07:07","slug":"it-takes-a-village-to-abuse-a-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2017\/05\/05\/it-takes-a-village-to-abuse-a-child\/","title":{"rendered":"It Takes a Village to Abuse a Child"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\u201cSpotlight\u201d is an Academy Award winning movie about the molestation allegations against the Catholic Church. \u00a0The film is set in Boston and it follows members of an investigative team called Spotlight who work for the Boston Globe. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Beginning with a flashback, the central plot focuses on the way the Catholic Church sought to cover up any allegations made against priests. \u00a0As the journalists continued to work hard uncovering the truth, the scale of the scandal seemed to grow. \u00a0They began to realize that the epidemic was national–and even international–and that 6 percent of all priests had been accused of such acts.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mike Rezendes (played by Mark Ruffalo), one of the journalists on the Spotlight team, worked particularly hard to see that the story was published. \u00a0He had to struggle to gain access to public documents the Catholic Church did not want anyone to see. \u00a0To access said documents, Rezendes had to have a sit-down with a judge in his chambers. \u00a0He asserted that the documents were public. \u00a0The judge countered, \u201cWhat is the editorial responsibility in publishing these records?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cWhat is the editorial responsibility in not?\u201d Rezendes replied. \u00a0After this meeting, Rezendes still had to bribe the man working in records to allow him to photocopy the documents. \u00a0In viewing the documents, Rezendes realized that his fears about the scale of the corruption were affirmed. \u00a0He brought the records to his supervisor, who advised that they still needed more for a story. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Religion plays a large role throughout the film. \u00a0Many people refuse to speak out against the Catholic Church because of the large influence it has in the city of Boston. \u00a0The film so clearly demonstrates the issues journalists face tackling such sensitive subjects. \u00a0The Spotlight team members have to work tirelessly in pursuit of the truth. \u00a0They do what they believe is right, even if that means exposing the Church and facing the backlash that comes as a result of that. \u00a0Stories that bring about change are not easy to write, and the people who write them are nothing short of heroes. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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