“Marty Baron: Did everyone read Eileen McNamara's column this weekend? Boston Globe Worker: That's the Geoghan case? Marty Baron: Yeah, what's the follow on that? Ben Bradlee Jr.: It—it's a column, what kind of follow are you thinking? Marty Baron: Uh... well apparently this priest molested kids in…”Tagged: Priests, Child Molestation, Catholic Church, Journalism
“Cardinal Law: If I can be of any help, Marty, don't hesitate to ask. I find that the city flourishes when its great institutions work together. Marty Baron: Thank you. Personally I'm of the opinion that for a paper to best perform its function, it really needs to stand alone.”Tagged: Priests, Child Molestation, Catholic Church, Journalism
“Marty Baron: We need to focus on the institution, not the individual priests. Practice and policy; show me the church manipulated the system so that these guys wouldn't have to face charges, show me they put those same priests back into parishes time and time again. Show me this was systemic, that…”Tagged: Priests, Child Molestation, Catholic Church
“I know there's things you cannot tell people. But I also know there's a story here people will hear about it.”Tagged: Child Molestation, Catholic Church, Priests, secrecy
“They knew and they let it happen! It could've been you, it could've been me, it could've been any of us.”Tagged: Child Molestation, Catholic Church, Priests
“Mike Rezendes: [from trailer] Six percent is 90. Walter 'Robby' Robinson: 90 priests? Ben Bradlee Jr.: If there were 90 of these bastards, people would know. Mike Rezendes: Maybe they do.”Tagged: Child Molestation, Catholic Church, Priests
“Mike Rezendes: We got Law. This is it. Walter 'Robby' Robinson: No, this is Law covering for one priest, there's another ninety out there. Mike Rezendes: Yeah, and we'll print that story when we get it, but we got to go with this now. Walter 'Robby' Robinson: No, I'm not going to rush this story,…”Tagged: The Law, Child Molestation, Catholic Church
“Mitchell Garabedian: Three years ago I get a call from an ex-priest, Anthony Benzovich. He was at Blessed Sacrament back in '62, and he saw Geoghan... [waits for two cops to pass by, then continues] ... taking little boys up to the rectory bedroom. So he's appalled, all right? And tells the bishop…”Tagged: Child Molestation, Catholic Church