
Betrayal: The Crisis in the Catholic Church
The Findings of the Investigation That Inspired the Major Motion Picture Spotlight
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Paul Boehmer
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
The story behind this groundbreaking audiobook - one of the most significant works of investigative journalism since Woodward and Bernstein's reporting on Watergate - has been brought brilliantly to life on the screen in the major new movie Spotlight.
Here are the devastating revelations that triggered a crisis within the Catholic Church. Here is the truth about the scores of abusive priests who preyed upon innocent children and the cabal of senior church officials who covered up their crimes. Here is the trail of "hush money" that the Catholic Church secretly paid to buy victims' silence - deeds that left millions of the faithful in the US and around the world shocked, angry, and confused. Here as well is a vivid account of the ongoing struggle as Catholics confront their church and call for sweeping change.
©2002 The Investigative Staff of the Boston Globe (P)2015 Hachette AudioListeners also enjoyed...
















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The catholic church, much like Penn State with its scandal, should be shut down. I know that won’t happen, but maybe it should be a taxed entity and be forced to publicly admit its stupidity and obvious role in this scandal.
Scandalous… and there aren’t enough apologies
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Remarkable!
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All good but...learn the proper pronunciations
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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I would recommend it with a caveat if my friend were from the Boston area. A number of proper nouns were mispronounced, mispronunciations that wouldn't have happened if the production team had asked someone from the Boston area how to pronounce Haverhill (HAY-vrill, not Have-er-hill), Methuen (M'-THOO-en, not METH-uen), Framingham (Framing-Ham, not Framingum) and Bulger (Buljer). The last one, in particular, jarred because it was repeated so frequently. (It's a man's last name.)What did you like best about this story?
The wealth of detail and how it was organized.Would you listen to another book narrated by Paul Boehmer?
Maybe.Was Betrayal: The Crisis in the Catholic Church worth the listening time?
Absolutely.Fascinating story, marred by mispronunciations
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I hope the church can recover and make itself a shining light as it should be.
The revelation of the scope of these crimes not only robbed the children, but also robbed the country of its innocence. The church is made up of people. when they commit horrible crimes they should go to jail.
Amazing
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Bless me Father for I have sinned...
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very scary
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Horrible narration but still worth the read.
It’ll piss you off!
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A hard story well-hard
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Excellent but scary story
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