A "Publishers Weekly" Best Nonfiction Book of 2013 A "Kirkus
Reviews "Best Book of 2013 An Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime
Nominee An explosive, sweeping account of the scandal that has sent
the Catholic Church into a tailspin -- and the brave few who fought
for justice
In the mid-1980s a dynamic young monsignor assigned to the
Vatican's embassy in Washington set out to investigate the problem
of sexually abusive priests. He found a scandal in the making,
confirmed by secret files revealing complaints that had been hidden
from police and covered up by the Church hierarchy. He also
understood that the United States judicial system was eager to
punish offenders and those who aided them. He presented all of this
to the American bishops, warning that the Church could be
devastated by negative publicity and bankrupted by its legal
liability. They ignored him.
Meanwhile, a young lawyer listened to a new client describe an
abusive sexual history with a priest that began when he was ten
years old. His parents' complaints were downplayed by Church
officials who offered them money to go away. The lawyer saw a claim
that any defendant would want to settle. Then he began to suspect
he was onto something bigger, involving thousands of priests who
had abused countless children while the Church had done almost
nothing about it. The lawsuit he filed would touch off a legal war
of historic and global proportions.
Part history, part journalism, and part true-crime thriller,
Michael D'Antonio's "Mortal Sins" brings to mind landmark books
such as "All the President's Men, And the Band Played On, " and
"The Informant," as it reveals a long and ferocious battle for the
soul of the largest and oldest organization in the world.
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