Killer Priest Convicted but Denial Continues
This just in: After a three-week trial over a horrific killing a quarter of a century old, Fr. Gerald Robinson has been convicted of the ritual murder of Sister Margaret Pahl. He was immediately...
View ArticleTrial Verdict Raises More Unsettling Questions
In the aftermath of the guilty verdict handed down in the Robinson murder trial, there has been much weeping and gnashing of teeth. There are the usual pleas for forgiveness and healing from the Church...
View ArticleDevilish Priests, Nasty Nuns Bring Bigger Box Office
The summer movie season is in full swing, and so far two films have gained my notice for their clerical characters: The Da Vinci Code, where prelates plot with murderous monks to conceal juicy secrets...
View ArticleThe Silence of the Cloisters
An era is ending in Western Christianity. For better or for worse, a way of life that began in the deserts of Egypt over seventeen hundred years ago is coming to an end. At least, in its Roman Catholic...
View ArticleThe Most Spectacular Case of All
As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been doing a lot of historical research for a book about the history of sex and the clergy. Every time I think it’s just about done, something else drops into my lap that...
View ArticleClergy Crime Movie Time
Summertime is movie time. So if you’re bored with reruns and the same old stuff on cable, with no new ideas for Netflix, for your convenience, there’s the Fallen Priests Film Festival pages. I got ‘em...
View ArticleSpring Fallen Priest Film Festival Update – with Stooges
Spring has come, and therefore it’s time for the semi-annual update of my website that lists movies featuring conflicted clergy. Got over 300 programs by now, and this year I’ve mainly added updates to...
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