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5 unusual facts about Sex Crimes and the Vatican


Colm O'Gorman

In 2006 O'Gorman filmed Sex Crimes and the Vatican for the BBC Panorama documentary series, which claimed that the Vatican has used Crimen sollicitationis secret document to silence allegations of sexual abuse by priests and also claimed Crimen sollicitationis was enforced for 20 years by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger before he became pope Benedict XVI.

Massimo Introvigne

Introvigne has also written books and articles in several languages criticizing The Da Vinci Code and the documentary on pedophile priests Sex Crimes and the Vatican.

Molleindustria

In June 2007 the game Operazione: Pretofilia (Operation: Pedopriest), inspired by the controversial BBC documentary Sex Crimes and the Vatican, was removed from the site after a point of order in the Italian Parliament called "Countermeasures to the religions' offences".

Sex Crimes and the Vatican

Colm then pushed for a government inquiry which led to the Ferns Report.

Barbara Blaine, founder of SNAP (Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests)



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