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Much has been said about the
Catholic Church’s sex abuse
scandals. We have heard the
pain of victims and seen dio-
ceses going bankrupt for com-
pensating the survivors. Yet
with Pope Francis, we have all
thought that the crisis was over,
that the church had learnt its
lesson. What we have found
out instead, is rather shocking:
2 pedophiles out of 3 are still in
the clergy, the special tribunal
he created does not exist and
bishops are still instructed to
not report abuses to the autho-
rities. At least until the recent
Bishops’ Summit in Rome which
is set to change how child abu-
se is dealt with in the Church.
GENRE
: Current Affairs, Crime,
Investigation
LENGTH
: 52’ - 85’
ASPECT RATIO
: 16:9
SHOOTING FORMAT
: HD
AUTHOR(S)
: Lucio Mollica,
Vania del Borgo
DIRECTOR(S)
: Jesus Garcés Lambert
PRODUCTION
: GA&A Productions in
coproduction with ZDF, in association
with ARTE and EO IkonDocs, SVT, YLE,
NRK, VRT, RTS, RSI, SRC, LaF
PRODUCTION YEAR
: 2017
VERSION(S)
: English, French,
German, Italian, Spanish
BEHIND THE ALTAR
In the wake of Pope Francis’s
historical excommunication of
all Mafiosi, Historian and Mafia
Expert John Dickie investigates
the unholy ties that have bound
he Catholic Church to organized
crime.
He will track down the priests
who have cozied up with mob-
sters and meet others who are
risking their lives for standing
up against them.
GENRE
: Investigation, Current Affairs,
Crime, Religion
LENGTH
: 52’ - 85’
ASPECT RATIO
: 16:9
SHOOTING FORMAT
: HD
AUTHOR(S)
: Bettina Hatami,
Lucio Mollica, John Dickie
DIRECTOR(S)
: Jesus Garcés Lambert
PRODUCTION
: GA&A Productions in
coproduction with ZDF/ARTE, with the
participation of A+E Networks Italy,
CBC, SRC, SVT, DR, NRK, RTS, VRT.
PRODUCTION YEAR
: 2015
VERSION(S)
: Italian, English,
German, French, Spanish
THE CROSS AND THE GUN
