tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post459563775879202349..comments2024-03-29T07:51:40.085+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: SpotlightYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-24221145469592574462016-02-05T09:43:57.769+00:002016-02-05T09:43:57.769+00:00What else? Perhaps one day we will learn about abu...What else? Perhaps one day we will learn about abusive imams who hold positions of trust that parallel Catholic priests.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-57429062746064525322016-02-05T07:38:45.248+00:002016-02-05T07:38:45.248+00:00Men living a so-called celibate life in the name o...Men living a so-called celibate life in the name of religion, is unnatural, and the extent of the abuse of trust, also under the cloak of religion, is horrifying. <br />What else will crawl out of the woodwork?Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-80475442627673456782016-02-04T21:50:45.151+00:002016-02-04T21:50:45.151+00:00So true, Jan.So true, Jan.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-82431738480772504742016-02-04T21:50:08.755+00:002016-02-04T21:50:08.755+00:00It certainly did, Yorkie...that broad carpet reach...It certainly did, Yorkie...that broad carpet reached here; sadly and disturbingly. And it's not yet thread-bare.<br /><br />http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/<br /><br />So-called Australian "Cardinal" George Pell who is hiding over in the Vatican at present under the pretense of being Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy; he's been there since 2014. He was supposed to return last year to face the Commission, but the poor dear cited illness making it impossible for him to make the trip...my heart bleeds! He should be held to account! He may not have personally been an abuser...but he certainly knew what was going on! <br /><br />The whole mob of them sicken me.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-36939139747157810372016-02-04T19:15:34.871+00:002016-02-04T19:15:34.871+00:00Thanks for calling by Kate. Your reference to a ch...Thanks for calling by Kate. Your reference to a childhood "ruined by experts" was intriguing. I just went to your blog to see if I could find out what you meant but if the story is there I couldn't find it. Mind you I see you hasve been blogging for at least three years. Could you give me a link?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-89101970806618655292016-02-04T18:31:56.987+00:002016-02-04T18:31:56.987+00:00Not for me , it would just give me nightmares. my...Not for me , it would just give me nightmares. my childhood was ruined by experts but my adulthood apart from the odd wobble has been finekate steeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772776996207438308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-49994706930096736512016-02-04T17:52:22.658+00:002016-02-04T17:52:22.658+00:00YP I remember reading somewhere that US troops in ...YP I remember reading somewhere that US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq were warned not to overreact when they discovered that adult men in the upper echelons of those countries kept children around for their personal use. Just another reason, in my estimation, not to let your life be screwed up by ANY religion.<br />Jan Blawathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697621979002856884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-85831754908190825222016-02-04T16:43:36.404+00:002016-02-04T16:43:36.404+00:00Yes, I think there are child abusers in every reli...Yes, I think there are child abusers in every religion. When man (or woman) is of that disposition, he will abuse his position towards that goal.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-15519845081688235612016-02-04T15:21:25.572+00:002016-02-04T15:21:25.572+00:00Worthy...yes that's the right word for it.Worthy...yes that's the right word for it. Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-88621426069831549522016-02-04T15:01:03.669+00:002016-02-04T15:01:03.669+00:00It looks a worthy movie...not amazing but worthyIt looks a worthy movie...not amazing but worthyJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-25751350062580360382016-02-04T14:52:30.188+00:002016-02-04T14:52:30.188+00:00Michael - thanks for dropping by once more. Until ...Michael - thanks for dropping by once more. Until you and Shooting Parrots raised the matter, I must say I hadn't really thought too much about the power of investigative journalism to support democracy and root out rottenness in our societies. Cutbacks and wholesale reliance on the internet clearly impact on the ability of free-thinking journalists to expose the truth.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-54389976440641067162016-02-04T12:36:47.691+00:002016-02-04T12:36:47.691+00:00Look forward to seeing the film. It will be an exe...Look forward to seeing the film. It will be an exercise in nostalgia. 15 years ago I worked on a magazine that had 'investigative reporters'. I'm now back with the same media company and there are no longer any such reporters and no capacity to do this kind of Boston Globe journalism. It's all about generating clicks and sharing of stories. It's a sad time for democracy and accountability when the only place you can see this kind of journalism is in films.mutikonkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013127024190330396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-28546111824275711642016-02-04T11:48:37.826+00:002016-02-04T11:48:37.826+00:00It was interesting that when one former priest was...It was interesting that when one former priest was confronted in the film he said quite matter-of-factly that he himself had been raped by a priest when he was a boy - as if this was par for the course. How and why do certain men become abusers? They are not born that way.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-49572040918031789772016-02-04T11:15:00.406+00:002016-02-04T11:15:00.406+00:00I've wanted to see this movie because I worked...I've wanted to see this movie because I worked in the newspaper industry -- for the same company that owned the Boston Globe at the time -- and I'd love to see how the investigation is portrayed. (And yes, as you said above, the Globe has suffered mightily at the hands of the economy just like other papers.)<br /><br />It is hard to comprehend how someone in a position of such trust would abuse that trust to such an extent. Sometimes I wonder if being priests, open to and aware of the concept of evil, actually makes them more likely to participate in that evil -- and think of it as an earthly or even satanic temptation that must be repented. Whereas most of us couldn't even conceive of such atrocities.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-36973524381285072052016-02-04T10:22:00.694+00:002016-02-04T10:22:00.694+00:00That point is hinted at in the film. I am sure tha...That point is hinted at in the film. I am sure that like other big newspapers, "The Boston Globe" now employs less journalists than it did in 2001/2002.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-79824493791485283962016-02-04T10:20:33.385+00:002016-02-04T10:20:33.385+00:00You couldn't forget about something like that ...You couldn't forget about something like that could you Mrs Weaver? It would become part of your personality, affecting many aspects of your life - such as the ability to form wholesome relationships.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-42380864235218553492016-02-04T10:19:07.468+00:002016-02-04T10:19:07.468+00:00You are right Diane and that was why the editor of...You are right Diane and that was why the editor of "The Boston Globe" delayed revelations. He wanted to get to the core of it all.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-17802197193934968812016-02-04T10:18:05.417+00:002016-02-04T10:18:05.417+00:00Do you think that there might be child abusers in ...Do you think that there might be child abusers in mosques? In England, the spotlight has not shone upon such men. I wonder why.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-77173984139650025772016-02-04T10:16:46.046+00:002016-02-04T10:16:46.046+00:00In the film there is reference to decent priests w...In the film there is reference to decent priests who complained about their abusive colleagues, expressing grave concerns but these internal concerns were also brushed under the carpet.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-11616594101568962732016-02-04T10:14:55.088+00:002016-02-04T10:14:55.088+00:00Wow! The jars arrived before I even filled the con...Wow! The jars arrived before I even filled the container! I might be going mad.<br />The Catholic carpet spread all the way to Australia.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-18530331861417158022016-02-04T10:13:31.423+00:002016-02-04T10:13:31.423+00:00Yes - heavy Comrade Red. This is not a film to wat...Yes - heavy Comrade Red. This is not a film to watch if you want a bunch of laughs.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-90878241950743676492016-02-04T09:37:31.962+00:002016-02-04T09:37:31.962+00:00I read a review of Spotlight on Roger's blog a...I read a review of Spotlight on <a href="http://www.rogerogreen.com/2016/01/14/movie-review-spotlight/" rel="nofollow">Roger's blog</a> a couple of weeks ago and it is on my list of films to see. One of the issues for me is the ability of journalists to investigate this sort of scandal with the decline of the newspaper.Shooting Parrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503757845024102476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-66527585673824292942016-02-04T09:33:24.828+00:002016-02-04T09:33:24.828+00:00It seems to be the same throughout the world. Tho...It seems to be the same throughout the world. Those of us who are "normal" can't begin to understand it. But anyone who says you just have to forget about it obviously has no understanding of the problem at all.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-18385768895901126782016-02-04T08:12:27.067+00:002016-02-04T08:12:27.067+00:00We enjoyed that film too. I was astounded how even...We enjoyed that film too. I was astounded how even within the press some tried to shelve it. The abuse has not been confined to the Catholic Church either. The abuse is evil but the cover up is just as bad. diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-71256169065065590632016-02-04T07:52:44.733+00:002016-02-04T07:52:44.733+00:00I like it that there is no love interest and no de...I like it that there is no love interest and no depiction of past (or present) abuse in the film, but that it really focuses on the investigation.<br /><br />Sadly, a certain type of men (and a few women) will always abuse their position of authority over children, be it in their own families, in church (where the element of hierarchy can be even stronger), sports clubs, boarding schools and the like. When someone like that can abuse their power to satisfy their sick desire, they will do so.<br />For the past two decades or so, public awareness has done much to make it harder for such people, and easier for the victims to speak up - and, hopefully, less probable for the majority of children to be subject to abuse in the first place.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.com