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In this months Big Talk series we take a look at the incredible 'spotlight' journalists at the Boston Globe who back in 2003 uncovered the systemic cover up of child sexual abuse at the hands of thousands of priests world wide. In part one, we explain at the structure of the Catholic church as well as it's resources and wealth. Then, we look into the first priest uncovered, John Geoghan. We delve into exactly how the church moved him around and he 'rehab' centres they sent him to. Then, the actual investigation and the obstacles the journalists faced.

Bienvenue dans les Fabuleux Destin, le podcast pour découvrir des histoires vraies et étonnantes. Cette semaine, redécouvrez la sordide affaire des scandales sexuels du clergé de Boston. Au début de l'année 2002, le Boston Globe révèle une série de poursuites pénales à l'encontre de cinq prêtres catholiques, mettant en lumière la question des abus sexuels sur mineurs commis au sein de l'Église catholique. Dans cette saison, plongez au cœur de cette affaire journalistique et suivez l'enquête des journalistes qui ont révélé cette affaire aux yeux de tous. Une vérité aux résonances mondiales Le 23 août 2003, le Père Geoghan est tué dans sa propre cellule par l'un de ses codétenus, qui l'étrangle avant de le piétiner, causant un écrasement de ses poumons, le conduisant à l'asphyxie. Le meurtrier s'appelle Joseph Druce, et… il avait lui-même vécu des viols étant petit. Au procès, il plaidera la folie, mais beaucoup voient évidemment dans son genre le désir venger des traumatismes qu'il avait subi dans son enfance. À ce jour, on ne sait toujours pas si les gardiens ont d'une manière ou d'une autre facilité le geste de Druce. Toujours est-il qu'à 68 ans, le père John Geoghan meurt dans ces circonstance troubles. Pour les associations des victimes, qui s'expriment par la voix de leur porte-parole, c'est « la fin sordide d'une histoire sordide... »  Pour découvrir d'autres récits passionnants, cliquez ci-dessous : Jack l'éventreur, le plus grand mystère de l'histoire du crime : une série de meurtres abominables (1/4) Jack l'éventreur, le plus grand mystère de l'histoire du crime : panique dans les rues londoniennes (2/4) Jack l'éventreur, le plus grand mystère de l'histoire du crime : l'énigmatique lettre du tueur (3/4) Jack l'éventreur, le plus grand mystère de l'histoire du crime : théories sur la véritable identité du tueur (4/4) Un podcast Bababam Originals Ecriture : Clément Prevaux Production : Bababam (montage Mathew Roques) Voix : Andréa Brusque Première diffusion le 15 juin 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bienvenue dans les Fabuleux Destin, le podcast pour découvrir des histoires vraies et étonnantes. Cette semaine, découvrez  la sordide affaire des scandales sexuels du clergé de Boston. Au début de l'année 2002, le Boston Globe révèle une série de poursuites pénales à l'encontre de cinq prêtres catholiques, mettant en lumière la question des abus sexuels sur mineurs commis au sein de l'Église catholique. Dans cette saison, plongez au cœur de cette affaire journalistique et suivez l'enquête des journalistes qui ont révélé cette affaire aux yeux de tous. Une vérité aux résonances mondiales Le 23 août 2003, le Père Geoghan est tué dans sa propre cellule par l'un de ses codétenus, qui l'étrangle avant de le piétiner, causant un écrasement de ses poumons, le conduisant à l'asphyxie. Le meurtrier s'appelle Joseph Druce, et… il avait lui-même vécu des viols étant petit. Au procès, il plaidera la folie, mais beaucoup voient évidemment dans son genre le désir venger des traumatismes qu'il avait subi dans son enfance. À ce jour, on ne sait toujours pas si les gardiens ont d'une manière ou d'une autre facilité le geste de Druce. Toujours est-il qu'à 68 ans, le père John Geoghan meurt dans ces circonstance troubles. Pour les associations des victimes, qui s'expriment par la voix de leur porte-parole, c'est « la fin sordide d'une histoire sordide... »  Pour découvrir d'autres récits passionnants, cliquez ci-dessous : Jack l'éventreur, le plus grand mystère de l'histoire du crime : une série de meurtres abominables (1/4) Jack l'éventreur, le plus grand mystère de l'histoire du crime : panique dans les rues londoniennes (2/4) Jack l'éventreur, le plus grand mystère de l'histoire du crime : l'énigmatique lettre du tueur (3/4) Jack l'éventreur, le plus grand mystère de l'histoire du crime : théories sur la véritable identité du tueur (4/4) Un podcast Bababam Originals Ecriture : Clément Prevaux Production : Bababam (montage Mathew Roques) Voix : Andréa Brusque Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome or welcome back to another episode of the Wheel of Crime Podcast. On today's episode, Jenn and Emily discuss one of many priest involved in the Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal. The ladies talk about John Joseph Geoghan and the sexual abuse allegations involving more than 130 boys in the former priests 30 year career. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Wheelofcrime)

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 339, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Historical Quotes 1: Mass. town where patriot John Parker supposedly said, "If they mean to have a war let it begin here". Lexington. 2: At the 1968 Dem. Convention, this mayor stumbled and said, "The police are here to preserve disorder". Richard (J.) Daley. 3: As reported by Hernan Cortes in a 1522 dispatch, these people said that "by no means would they give themselves up". the Aztecs. 4: In a 1959 American kitchen exhibit in Moscow, he told Khrushchev, "In America, we like to make life easier for women". Nixon. 5: In 1888 this Chancellor told the Reichstag, "we Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world". (Otto von) Bismarck. Round 2. Category: Fitness 1: A runner's fatigue caused by glycogen depletion is called "hitting" this. "The wall". 2: For boys to win the top Presidential Physical Fitness award, they have to run this distance in 6:06. a mile. 3: These machines mimic the action of running up stadium bleachers, with much more convenience. Stair machines. 4: The West Point candidate fitness assessment is a basketball throw, 2 runs and these 3 exercises with "up" in their names. push-ups, pull-ups and sit-ups. 5: The West Point candidate fitness assessment is a basketball throw, 2 runs and these 3 exercises with "up" in their names. push-ups, pull-ups and sit-ups. Round 3. Category: The Dakotas 1: In 1997 the Dakotas were declared disaster areas as the cold hit -80 degrees including this factor. Wind chill factor. 2: Hot Springs, South Dakota has one of North America's largest graveyards of these prehistoric elephants. mammoths. 3: A "Little" river and a "Big Muddy" river with this name flow through both states. Missouri. 4: Much of the Dakotas was once dominated by the Lakota and Nakota branches of this Indian tribe. Sioux. 5: Now a North Dakota city, this junction of 2 rivers was called "Les Grandes Fourches" by French traders. Grand Forks. Round 4. Category: Choreographers 1: He conceived, directed and choreographed the musical which included the following:"Tonight, tonight, the world is wild and bright...". Jerome Robbins. 2: When Balanchine staged "Orpheus and Eurydice" at this U.S. opera house, he kept the singers in the pit. the Met(ropolitan Opera House). 3: This modern dancer created over 170 works; her career spanned the century. Martha Graham. 4: In a single year he choreographed "42nd Street", "Footlight Parade", and "Gold Diggers of 1933". Busby Berkeley. 5: In the original 1942 production of "Rodeo", she danced the role of the cowgirl. Agnes de Mille. Round 5. Category: Prison Life 1: Federal prison camps, also called this level of security, may have no perimieter fencing. minimum security. 2: Convict priest John Geoghan was kept in this, abbreviated PC, but was killed by another inmate in PC. protective custody. 3: In 1995 Arizona banned this recreation, fearing that it produced stronger criminals. weightlifting. 4: Nazi imagery and ideas inspire this vicious "Brotherhood" that began in California prisons in the 1960s. the Aryan Brotherhood. 5: It can mean a single charge of which you were convicted, or a procedure conducted several times a day. a count. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

On this week's episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz focus on something horrible that was brought to light in 2002 by the Boston Globe. It involves at least 100 priests in the greater Boston area alone who were continuously molesting and assaulting young boys. When the story broke, it was discovered that this wasn't just a Massachusetts problem- but one that the whole world shares. The movie Spotlight, released in 2015, follows the journalists as they uncover the truth about the Catholic Church in their city, specifically following John Geoghan, a priest who was accused of molesting at least 130 young boys in his career. Not only were the numbers scary, but the blatant covering-up of these cases by the Archdiocese of Greater Boston sparked alarm and fear that remains in the Catholic Church to this day. Don't forget to check out our website: truecrimene.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/truecrimene/support

** TW. Keep in mind Reel Friends, this episode covers heavy topics that could potentially be triggers for some listeners. Please research the film and the events this film follows before continuing. Thank you! **Welcome back Reel Friends! We're kicking off November with an absolute masterpiece of a film. At the end of our last spooky episode of the season, our hosts Alex and Walker returned to their run of the mill wheel and were gifted the category of Movies Based On Real Events. Not too long ago, the boys did an episode on biopics. Keeping that in mind, they wanted a movie that focused more on an event, as opposed to one singular person. This lead our hosts to choose the 2015 Best Picture winner, Spotlight. "In 2001, editor Marty Baron of The Boston Globe assigns a team of journalists to investigate allegations against John Geoghan, an unfrocked priest accused of molesting more than 80 boys. Led by editor Walter "Robby" Robinson (Michael Keaton), reporters Michael Rezendes (Mark Ruffalo), Matt Carroll and Sacha Pfeiffer interview victims and try to unseal sensitive documents. The reporters make it their mission to provide proof of a cover-up of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church." Thank you for joining us and listening to this week's episode of Spin The Reel!Don't forget to rate and subscribe! You can find us on all social media platforms as Spin The Reel Podcast. You can email your movie category and film suggestions to spinthereelpodcast@gmail.com.Episode Sponsor: rngr. - IntheRoomhttps://open.spotify.com/track/2vW6tcHMLgSpSA4Xs4lV8t?si=d5feb082765b4385

On this episode, we discuss the eighty-eighth Best Picture Winner: “SPOTLIGHT”"Spotlight" follows The Boston Globe's "Spotlight" team, the oldest continuously operating newspaper investigative journalist unit in the United States, and its investigation into cases of widespread and systemic child sex abuse in the Boston area by numerous Roman Catholic priests. In 2001, editor Marty Baron of The Boston Globe assigns a team of journalists to investigate allegations against John Geoghan, an unfrocked priest accused of molesting more than 80 boys. Led by editor Walter "Robby" Robinson, reporters Michael Rezendes, Matt Carroll and Sacha Pfeiffer interview victims and try to unseal sensitive documents. The reporters make it their mission to provide proof of a cover-up of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church. Directed by Tom McCarthy, the film stars Michael Keaton as Walter 'Robby' Robinson, Mark Ruffalo as Mike Rezendes, Rachel McAdams as Sacha Pfeiffer, Liev Schreiber as Marty Baron, John Slattery as Ben Bradlee Jr., Stanley Tucci as Mitchell Garabedian and Billy Crudup as Eric Macleish.Here on The Envelope, we discuss & review every Best Picture Winner in the Academy Awards History. You can reach anyone here at TheEnvelopePodcast.com – Just go there to email us, check our bios, and keep up with the latest episode.

Now that the show is no longer in production, I'll be declassifying all the previous 'Classified' episodes on Patreon and this is one of them.Chris and Andrew interview convicted murderer Joe Druce. While in prison serving a sentence for murder, Druce murdered notorious pedophile and Catholic Priest John Geoghan. CCTV prison footage of the murder of John Geoghan can be seen here: youtube.com/josephdruce

Hello and welcome to A Little Bit Grim! This week, Taylor and Jenni get wrapped up in some seriously unfortunate tales. Taylor covers one of her Holy Grail cases - The Cleveland Kidnappings of Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina Dejesus. Jenni then gives us a BOGO True Crime with the stories of Joseph Druce and John Geoghan. We hope you're ready to feel a lot of feelings over the next hour! Our Podcast Spotlight this week is from True Crimes and Weird Times Twitter Instagram Facebook Group

Sports Illustrated writer and CITIUS MAG founder Chris Chavez joins Scott Fauble to discuss the 2015 Academy Award-winning film Spotlight. Synopsis: In 2001, editor Marty Baron of The Boston Globe assigns a team of journalists to investigate allegations against John Geoghan, an unfrocked priest accused of molesting more than 80 boys. Led by editor Walter "Robby" Robinson (Michael Keaton), reporters Michael Rezendes (Mark Ruffalo), Matt Carroll and Sacha Pfeiffer interview victims and try to unseal sensitive documents. The reporters make it their mission to provide proof of a cover-up of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church. Spotlight is now available to stream on Netflix. Subscribe, listen, and review the show on: Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud  and Spotify. ▶ Follow the show: instagram.com/showrunnerspodcast ✩ Connect with Scott twitter.com/scottfaubs

In 2001, editor Marty Baron of The Boston Globe assigns a team of journalists to investigate allegations against John Geoghan, an unfrocked priest accused of molesting more than 80 boys. Led by editor Walter "Robby" Robinson (Michael Keaton), reporters Michael Rezendes (Mark Ruffalo), Matt Carroll and Sacha Pfeiffer interview victims and try to unseal sensitive documents. The reporters make it their mission to provide proof of a cover-up of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church. Don't forget to leave a positive written review to be entered into our contest! Favorite line- "If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a village to abuse one." Boston Globe Spotlight https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/spotlight Twitter - https://twitter.com/katandjesstalk Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/katandjesstalk/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/katandjesstalkthebest250/ Email - katandjesstalkthebest250@gmail.com Website - https://katandjesstalkthebest.podbean.com/

Blye Faust is an academy award winning producer of the movie Spotlight about the Boston Globe investigation of the Catholic church for allegations of abuse. She has also co-produced The Queen Latifah Show and started an interior design firm byblyeWith her co-founder Nicole Rocklin, Blye started a one of a kind women-led production company, Rocklin/Faust. Her company focuses on “Telling transformative, entertaining true stories that engender a collective social dialogue, inspire change, and celebrate innovation.” In this episode we discuss her journey as she transitioned from practicing law into founding a successful production company, how she came about producing and spearheading the creation of the academy award winning movie Spotlight. She also shares her thoughts on the lack of diversity and culture of harassment within the entertainment industry. Listen in to hear a story of a founder creating a company in Hollywood which is very different than our typical tech podcast. We thought this unique founding story was definitely worth sharing.Blye Faust's twitter: https://twitter.com/byblyeShruti Gandhi's twitter: https://twitter.com/atshrutiArray Ventures website: www.array.vcRocklin/Faust website: http://www.rocklinfaust.com/About Spotlight (Oscar Winning Movie)In 2001, editor Marty Baron of The Boston Globe assigns a team of journalists to investigate allegations against John Geoghan, an unfrocked priest accused of molesting more than 80 boys. Led by editor Walter "Robby" Robinson (Michael Keaton), reporters Michael Rezendes (Mark Ruffalo), Matt Carroll and Sacha Pfeiffer interview victims and try to unseal sensitive documents. The reporters make it their mission to provide proof of a cover-up of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church.

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If you like this show, please support it - https://members.majorspoilers.com/subscribe Share your thoughts on Spotlight - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1yhd This week, Zach sits down to discuss Spotlight. Zach on Film subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/zachonfilm SPOTLIGHT In 2001, editor Marty Baron of The Boston Globe assigns a team of journalists to investigate allegations against John Geoghan, an unfrocked priest accused of molesting more than 80 boys. Led by editor Walter "Robby" Robinson (Michael Keaton), reporters Michael Rezendes (Mark Ruffalo), Matt Carroll and Sacha Pfeiffer interview victims and try to unseal sensitive documents. The reporters make it their mission to provide proof of a cover-up of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church.

If you like this show, please support it - https://members.majorspoilers.com/subscribe Share your thoughts on Spotlight - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1yhd This week, Zach sits down to discuss Spotlight. Zach on Film subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/zachonfilm SPOTLIGHT In 2001, editor Marty Baron of The Boston Globe assigns a team of journalists to investigate allegations against John Geoghan, an unfrocked priest accused of molesting more than 80 boys. Led by editor Walter "Robby" Robinson (Michael Keaton), reporters Michael Rezendes (Mark Ruffalo), Matt Carroll and Sacha Pfeiffer interview victims and try to unseal sensitive documents. The reporters make it their mission to provide proof of a cover-up of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church.

Today's host(s): Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Susan Abbott Today's guest(s): Fr. Roger Landry, executive editor of The Anchor, the newspaper of the Fall River diocese; and Gregory Tracy, managing editor of The Pilot, the newspaper of the Boston archdiocese Links from today's show: Some of the stories discussed on this show will be available on The Pilot's and The Anchor's websites on Friday morning. Please check those sites for the latest links. Today's topics: Tenth anniversary of abuse crisis; Romney's pro-life record defended; Santorum's near-win; physician-assisted suicide; new head of ex-Anglican ordinariate Summary of today's show: In our first news show of the year, Scot Landry and Susan Abbott talk with Fr. Roger Landry and Gregory Tracy about the 10th anniversary of the major eruption of the clergy sex-abuse crisis in Boston, touching on an extensive interview with Cardinal Seán in the Pilot; Pro-life and pro-family leaders in Massachusetts defending Mitt Romney's record; Rick Santorum's surprising surge in the Iowa caucuses; the appointment of a leader for the new Ordinariate in the US for ex-Anglicans; and more. 1st segment: Scot welcomed everyone to the show and caught with Susan from her Christmas break. Scot said there's been a lot of media coverage of the church this week and Cardinal Seán has conducted a number of one-on-one interviews talking about he 10 years since Epiphany in 2002 when it was revealed in the pages of the Boston Globe about John Geoghan and how he was assigned to several parishes after being accused of abuse. Susan said she remembers exactly where she was sitting in her kitchen when she read that article. 2nd segment: Scot welcomed Fr. Roger and Gregory to the show. He said Antonio Enrique, editor of The Pilot, did perhaps the most detailed interview with the Cardinal, along with several other stories on this anniversary. Greg said it's a monumental anniversary which has so much meaning for so many. they wanted to give it the coverage it deserves. The interview with the Cardinal tried to delve a little deeper than the letters, but also to cover how he went to Fall River in the 90s during the Fr. Porter case and then what we should do moving forward. Scot said some people are questioning why we are marking this anniversary this way and Antonio asked the Cardinal about it: I think that the commitment of the archdiocese to work for the protection of children is an ongoing commitment. Often times we memorialize the tragic events in history so that they will not happen again. I think that this is one of those kinds of things. Susan said the Cardinal is on target that this is an ongoing commitment and this is a tragic event that needs to be memorialized. Greg said they have received a lot of feedback over the years asking them to stop printing about it in the Catholic newspaper, but they reply that this is a reality that we have to face up to and deal with as a Church. Scot said there are twelve interview questions in the transcript. Fr. Roger said he was struck by the Cardinal's candor with a direct answer to a question about whether Cardinal Law should have resigned. Fr. Roger said like Americans won't forget December 7 or 9/11, Catholics should not forget January 6, where we beg God's mercy and mark the day with reparations. He encouraged listeners to fast in reparation for the pain of the victims and for the harm done to the Church by this scandal. We need to beg the Lord to draw good out of evil and lead us from darkness to light. Scot quoted a question of the Cardinal: “Ten years after the scandal broke in Boston, how do you explain the actions, or inactions, of Church officials who did not act swiftly when credible accusations of abuse were reported, often repeatedly?” The Cardinal responded: As we say, hindsight is always better than foresight. In today's world we have an awareness of the great harm that is done to victims of child abuse. In the past, I fear, that was not the case. People did not realize how profound the harm was that was visited upon children. The harm, I think, was compounded when the perpetrator was a priest because of the identification of the priest with God, with the sacred, and, therefore, besides the psychological damage it also did grave spiritual damage. Then lists many other reasons as well: But I think there was a lot of ignorance of these kinds of things. It became clear to me that, in the case of Father Porter, the bishop at the time, every time there was a complaint, he sent him to a mental health facility and there the psychologists were telling the bishop that he was cured, that he could be returned to (ministry) - absurd things - but at the time even the psychologists were giving that kind of advice. So I think all that contributed to the terrible decisions that were made. There was also an exaggerated fear of scandal and trying to protect the institution. And I think, too, just in the culture at the time there was a lot of denial of this problem. People did not speak of these kinds of things - ever - even though it was like the elephant in the middle of the living room. I think Wl see reflections of that in the reporting on the case in Pennsylvania, where people just didn't want to deal with it, didn't want to face it. Even though they saw it, they were denying it. There was an unwillingness to grapple with the ugliness of this problem. Scot said it's still ugly today, but the Cardinal as much as any bishop in the Church,. has spent the last 15 to 20 years of his life meeting with survivors of abuse and helping now his third diocese overcome these problems. Greg said in 2002 the Pilot made a special issue when the crisis first broke, trying to get a handle on what this meant. He recalled that until March, people thought this was one horrible case that came to light and it would pass, but then it became clear it was not an isolated incident. Even then people were already saying these same things about there being a great ignorance about these matters in the past. Greg said society has come a long way and we need to keep this in its historical perspective. These things didn't all occur ten years ago. Ten years ago, the tragedies that occurred mainly in the 60s, 70s, and 80s were brought to light at one moment. Scot said seeing the progress made in the past 10 years makes him proud. We've trained 300,000 children and 175,000 adults in safe environment education. He said 575 young people have come forward to reveal that they're being abused by someone in their life. Susan recalled how the archdiocese brought together people of various disciplines to form a special committee to bring together materials to provide training for the children and adults. Susan said in the Office for Religious Education they went through a lot of displaced anger because they found their office under attack for promoting the implementation of safety programs for children. Scot said the Cardinal in his letter asked the media and other organizations to contextualize the abuse, by not treating every instance of abuse as if it was a present occurrence and by giving special emphasis to abuse in the Catholic Church and not giving regard to the problem that this is a societal problem. Fr. Roger said for priests, when all these abuses were treated as if they just happened, were subjected to many indignities and suspicions. The Church needs to be treated just like any other institution when accusations of these kinds come up. Fr. Roger said the fact that those with secular mindsets treat the Church differently is an implied recognition that the Church should be held to a higher standard, the standard applied by Christ. Scot said these wounds are still raw for victims and their families, all priests in a particular way, and all laity. We should pray for everyone who will go through a difficult time this week. 3rd segment: Scot said anyone who's seen the TV this week know that the US presidential primary season is in full swing. He said many critics of former Mass. governor Mitt Romney have alleged that he wasn't a strong defender of life or family issues in Massachusetts. Nine leaders in pro-life and pro-family matters in Massachusetts have come out to set the record straight about Romney. Fr. Roger said his reaction is that the defense was too strong. Romney's record in Mass. was mixed and they should have just combatted lies. He would like to hear Romney explain what he thinks he didn't do enough. On same-sex marriage, Fr. Roger thinks Romney should have refused to order city clerks to issue marriage licenses and bring about a constitutional crisis over the ability of the Supreme Judicial Court to order same-sex marriage. On the other hand, he did do a lot of the pro-life, pro-family message and could have done more. Susan said before Fr. Roger just spoke, she would have trusted the signatories to this letters based on her knowledge of their reputations. The signatories included “Raymond L. Flynn and Mary Ann Glendon, both former U.S. Ambassadors to the Holy See, as well as the former executive director of the Massachusetts Catholic Conference, Gerald D. D'Avolio.” Scot said one of the things that came out of the Iowa caucuses was that Rick Santorum, a pro-life Catholic, did so well in the voting, ending up within eight votes of Romney. Greg said Santorum appealed to the Christian conservatism of Iowa in a particular way and his defense of the family. While Greg personally would like to see Santorum become president, he thinks the voters of New Hampshire may not respond in a similar way and may not become the GOP nominee. But the fact that he came so close in Iowa shows that there's a thirst for the pro-life, pro-family message that isn't being supported by other candidates. Scot said he's never seen Rick Santorum ever dilute his conservatism on the pro-life issue. He asked Fr. Roger if Santorum will hear criticism of his pro-life views during the primary. Fr. Roger said Santorum will be cast as an extremist because he doesn't include a rape or incest exception for abortion. He may receive flask for statements from those supportive of the gay agenda reacting to his views of the gay agenda as harmful to America. Also from the Pilot this week is an obituary of Fr. Thomas Fleming, who was ordained in 1959. He served as Army chaplain in Vietnam, Korea, and Germany during the Vietnam conflict. In the Anchor, Fr. Roger said there will be a lot of focus on the Church's teaching on physician-assisted suicide. The Anchor noted that the Mass. Medical Society came out now in opposition to the practice and they wanted to be sure Catholics knew that Massachusetts doctors were not in favor of this proposed law. Also in the Pilot is a story about the forming of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, which encompasses the United States for ex-Anglican parishes that become Catholic. It's like a diocese in function and is based in Houston. The first ordinary, who is not a Catholic bishop, is a former Episcopalian bishop. Scot noted that Fr. Jeffrey Steenson is not a bishop, and doesn't have the power to ordain, but in most other respects has the same powers as a bishop. Greg pointed out he's not eligible to be a bishop because he's married. Fr. Roger said it's part of Pope Benedict's response to Christ's prayer that “all would be one” and reuniting Christians under one Church.