Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God


Mea Maxima Culpa Silence in the House of God is a 2012 documentary film directed by Alex Gibney. The film details the first known protest against clerical sex abuse in the United States by four deaf men. It features the voices of actors Jamey Sheridan, Chris Cooper, Ethan Hawke and John Slattery, who provide the vocal translation of the deaf interviewees.

The film follows documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney as he examines the abuse of power in the Catholic Church system through the story of four deaf men Terry Kohut, Gary Smith, Pat Kuehn and Arthur Budzinski who set out to expose the priest who abused them during the mid1960s. Each of the men brought forth the first known case of public protest against clerical sex abuse, which later led to the sex scandal case known as the Lawrence Murphy case. Through their case the film follows a coverup that winds its way from the row houses of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, through Irelands churches, all the way to the highest office of the Vatican.The film premiered on September 9, 2012 at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. It later opened in limited release on November 16, 2012, and premiered worldwide on HBO on February 4, 2013. ........

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