Mea Maxima Culpa: Abuse and the Catholic Church

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 30, 2013

Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney talks about his documentary “Mea Maxima Culpa,” which exposes the abuse of power in the Catholic Church and a cover-up of child abuse from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to through Ireland's churches to the highest office of the Vatican. The film examines the international and systematic conspiracy of silence of victims worldwide. “Mea Maxima Culpa” airs on HBO February 4, at 9 pm.

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