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Defrocked priest Paul Shanley is led from Middlesex Superior Court in Cambridge, Mass. in handcuffs on Feb. 15, 2005, following his sentence of 12 to 15 years in prison for raping a boy repeatedly in the 1980s. (Charles Krupa/AP)

Call The 'Church Scandal' What It Is: Sexual Assault By Priests

Language matters, writes Lawrence Jack Cohen. Let’s eliminate the words "scandal" and "molestation" from all of our discussions of sexual assault.

Cognoscenti

Jul 28, 2017

Michael Rezendes, Ben Bradlee Jr., Sacha Pfeiffer, Walter Robinson, Marty Baron and Matt Carroll at the Toronto International Film Festival last September. (Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Open Road Films/AP)

'Spotlight' — A Morality Tale For Our Cynical Times

Critic at large Ed Siegel says that the small things that "Spotlight" gets right, like the character's tics, are emblematic of how they captured the big story as well.

Local Coverage

Nov 6, 2015

Michael Keaton as Walter "Robby" Robinson, Liev Schreiber as Marty Baron, Mark Ruffalo as Michael Rezendes, Rachel McAdams as Sacha Pfieffer, John Slattery as Ben Bradlee Jr., and Brian d’Arcy James as Matt Carroll in "Spotlight." (Kerry Hayes/Open Road Films)

A Sensitive Cast Brings The Powerful 'Spotlight' Investigation To Life

The new film "Spotlight" is a multifaceted and lucid account of what it took for the Globe's investigative unit to uncover the sex abuse scandal, says film critic Joyce Kulhawik....

Local Coverage

04:55Nov 4, 2015

From left: Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Brian d'Arcy, Michael Keaton and John Slattery in "Spotlight." (Kerry Hayes/Open Road Films)

‘Spotlight’ Brings This Film Critic Back To Her Catholic Roots — And Rebellion

As a professional critic, Erin Trahan lauds the artistry of "Spotlight," and as a former Catholic, she remembers what it felt like to hear the news of the scandal.

Local Coverage

Nov 3, 2015

Michael Keaton as Spotlight team editor Walter Robinson, left, and Mark Ruffalo as reporter Michael Rezendes, in a still from the film "Spotlight." (Open Road Films)

Survivors Of Clergy Sex Abuse Screen 'Spotlight' Film

One word seems to come to mind for survivors after seeing the film: validation.

Local Coverage

02:38Oct 30, 2015

'This Is Where It Counts': 'Spotlight,' On Church Abuse Exposé, Premieres In Boston Area

“Spotlight” chronicles The Boston Globe investigation of sexual abuse by Catholic priests.

Local Coverage

04:19Oct 29, 2015

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Call The 'Church Scandal' What It Is: Sexual Assault By Priests

Cognoscenti

'Spotlight' — A Morality Tale For Our Cynical Times

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A Sensitive Cast Brings The Powerful 'Spotlight' Investigation To Life

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‘Spotlight’ Brings This Film Critic Back To Her Catholic Roots — And Rebellion

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Survivors Of Clergy Sex Abuse Screen 'Spotlight' Film

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'This Is Where It Counts': 'Spotlight,' On Church Abuse Exposé, Premieres In Boston Area

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Call The 'Church Scandal' What It Is: Sexual Assault By Priests

Cognoscenti

'Spotlight' — A Morality Tale For Our Cynical Times

Local Coverage

A Sensitive Cast Brings The Powerful 'Spotlight' Investigation To Life

Local Coverage

‘Spotlight’ Brings This Film Critic Back To Her Catholic Roots — And Rebellion

Local Coverage

Survivors Of Clergy Sex Abuse Screen 'Spotlight' Film

Local Coverage

'This Is Where It Counts': 'Spotlight,' On Church Abuse Exposé, Premieres In Boston Area

Local Coverage