The priest's confession: What the Catholic bishops knew - The Fifth Estate
In 2015, retired Catholic priest Paul-André Harvey from Quebec's Chicoutimi diocese pleaded guilty to 39 charges of indecent assault and gross indecency. Most of his victims were girls between the ages of eight and 10. Harvey was sentenced to six years in prison.
But before Harvey died in prison, the defrocked priest did something extraordinary — he provided a confession for his victims to use in a class-action suit against the Catholic Church. He claimed that church officials were aware of his crimes for years. When complaints surfaced, Harvey says he was simply moved. Records show between 1963 and 2002, Harvey was moved to a new parish 12 times.
Now a class-action lawsuit with more than 100 claimants shines a spotlight on who knew what and raises difficult questions about how clergy abuse is prosecuted in Canada. The Fifth Estate and Radio-Canada’s Enquête investigate Harvey’s story and ask why no charges have ever been brought against church superiors in Canada for covering up clergy abuse.
To read more: www.cbc.ca/1.5464028
Do you have a story about the Catholic Church? Share your experience with us by emailing fifthtips@cbc.ca.
Subscribe for more videos from The Fifth Estate: http://bit.ly/25W8cpn
Connect with The Fifth Estate online:
Website : http://bit.ly/1d0FBxq
Facebook : http://bit.ly/1UO9B8S
Twitter : http://bit.ly/237VM8P
Instagram : http://bit.ly/25W8SLs
About The Fifth Estate: For four decades The Fifth Estate has been Canada's premier investigative documentary program. Hosts Bob McKeown, Gillian Findlay and Mark Kelley continue a tradition of provocative and fearless journalism. The Fifth Estate brings in-depth investigations that matter to Canadians — delivering a dazzling parade of political leaders, controversial characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy.
Видео The priest's confession: What the Catholic bishops knew - The Fifth Estate канала The Fifth Estate
But before Harvey died in prison, the defrocked priest did something extraordinary — he provided a confession for his victims to use in a class-action suit against the Catholic Church. He claimed that church officials were aware of his crimes for years. When complaints surfaced, Harvey says he was simply moved. Records show between 1963 and 2002, Harvey was moved to a new parish 12 times.
Now a class-action lawsuit with more than 100 claimants shines a spotlight on who knew what and raises difficult questions about how clergy abuse is prosecuted in Canada. The Fifth Estate and Radio-Canada’s Enquête investigate Harvey’s story and ask why no charges have ever been brought against church superiors in Canada for covering up clergy abuse.
To read more: www.cbc.ca/1.5464028
Do you have a story about the Catholic Church? Share your experience with us by emailing fifthtips@cbc.ca.
Subscribe for more videos from The Fifth Estate: http://bit.ly/25W8cpn
Connect with The Fifth Estate online:
Website : http://bit.ly/1d0FBxq
Facebook : http://bit.ly/1UO9B8S
Twitter : http://bit.ly/237VM8P
Instagram : http://bit.ly/25W8SLs
About The Fifth Estate: For four decades The Fifth Estate has been Canada's premier investigative documentary program. Hosts Bob McKeown, Gillian Findlay and Mark Kelley continue a tradition of provocative and fearless journalism. The Fifth Estate brings in-depth investigations that matter to Canadians — delivering a dazzling parade of political leaders, controversial characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy.
Видео The priest's confession: What the Catholic bishops knew - The Fifth Estate канала The Fifth Estate
Показать
Комментарии отсутствуют
Информация о видео
Другие видео канала
The Richard Oland Case : Murder in the Family - the fifth estateBetrayal : Abuse in the Catholic Church in Nova Scotia (2010) - the fifth estateFall From Grace: When priests prey and bishops betray (2018)The Hidden Children of the Catholic Church | Foreign CorrespondentThe lady vanishes: Whatever happened to Heli Munroe? (2007) - The Fifth EstateRabbi of the Pure Hearts : Inside Lev Tahor - the fifth estateRussell Williams - The Confession - the fifth estateRussell Williams - Above Suspicion - the fifth estateDenis Ratté & Wendy Ratté : The Vanishing - the fifth estateThe Autopsy — Part 1: What if justice got it wrong? - The Fifth EstateA knock on the door: How did John Connelly die? (2006) - The Fifth EstateAbuse in the Catholic Church | DW DocumentaryScout's Honour - Sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts - the fifth estateWhere is the missing wife of Scientology's ruthless leader? | 60 Minutes AustraliaDavid Reiner : Disappearing Act (2008) - the fifth estateDaughter stands by her father after he pleads guilty to killing her mother | 60 Minutes AustraliaNot Criminally Responsible : Jeffrey Arenburg - The Man Who Hears Voices - the fifth estateDoctors Without Boundaries - the fifth estateThe Unravelling of Nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer - The Fifth EstateThe Secrets of Sugar - the fifth estate