Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

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Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God is a documentary film that investigates clerical sexual abuse in the Catholic Church and the institutional cover-ups surrounding it.

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instanceOf documentary film
film
awardReceived Peabody Award
Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
surface form: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming
cinematographyBy Maryse Alberti
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Alex Gibney
distributor HBO
surface form: HBO Documentary Films
editedBy Sari Gilman
examines Vatican response to abuse allegations
systemic cover-ups in the Catholic hierarchy
explores culture of secrecy in the Catholic Church
impact of abuse on survivors’ lives
role of Pope Benedict XVI in handling abuse cases
features archival footage
interviews with experts on clerical abuse
testimonies of deaf abuse survivors
focusesOn St. John’s School for the Deaf in Milwaukee
abuse by Father Lawrence Murphy
sexual abuse of deaf children by a priest in Milwaukee
genre documentary
investigative documentary
hasTheme accountability of religious institutions
justice for abuse survivors
power and corruption in religious organizations
musicBy Ivor Guest
Robert Logan
narrator Alex Gibney
nominatedFor BAFTA Award for Best Documentary
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork HBO
portrays activism by deaf survivors
legal battles against the Catholic Church
producer Alex Gibney
Jedd Wider
Todd Wider
productionCompany Jigsaw Productions
releaseYear 2012
reviewedAs critically acclaimed documentary on clerical abuse
runningTime approximately 106 minutes
screenwriter Alex Gibney
subject Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church

clerical sexual abuse
institutional cover-up
titleLanguage Latin
titleTranslation Through my most grievous fault

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Alex Gibney directed Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
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