Edit When the Boston Globe's tenacious "Spotlight" team of reporters delves into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston's religious, legal, and government establishment, touching off a wave of revelations around the world. Written by
Open Road
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The true story behind the scandal that shook the world.
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Rated R for some language including sexual references |
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Lawless and Sydney Wayser's cover of the 1986
XTC song "Dear God". The song was somewhat controversial on its first release, because of what some listeners heard as criticisms of religion and the church, as well as its conflicted point-of-view about the existence of God.
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When Rezendes is riding a cab while talking on a phone, his cab passes the same red Subaru Forester multiple times parked at different locations.
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[
first lines]
Young Cop:
How's that going?
Court Clerk Mark:
Mother's ballin' and the uncle is pissed off.
Young Cop:
She's not married?
Court Clerk Mark:
Divorced, with 4 kids. I guess the Father was helping out.
Young Cop:
Helping out?
Court Clerk Mark:
...Hey, Mr. Burke, they're in the back talking to the Bishop.
Paul Burke:
[
entering]
And Father?
Court Clerk Mark:
We put him in the break room.
Paul Burke:
Any press? [...]
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These Exiled Years
Written and Performed by
Flogging Molly Courtesy of SideOneDummy Records By arrangement with Hidden Track Music
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