S2 Ep 89: Sister Cathy, AG Report - A Tale of Abuse and Cover-Up

Foul Play: Crime Series

Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins

True Crime, Society & Culture, News, Daily News, History

4.4 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In this gripping episode, Shane delves into a harrowing and sobering topic: the extensive report by the Attorney General on child sexual abuse within the Archdiocese of Baltimore. With a meticulous approach, he reads and analyzes key sections of the report, shedding light on the distressing findings and the systemic failures that allowed such abuses to persist. The episode navigates through the intricate web of cover-ups, the indelible impact on victims, and the response (or lack thereof) from the church hierarchy.

As Shane explores the report, he not only focuses on the facts and figures but also humanizes the narrative by discussing the real-world implications and emotional toll of these revelations. The episode, though challenging, is essential listening for those who seek to understand the depth of this crisis and the ongoing quest for justice and healing.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	I'm Hello friend.
0:18.0	Welcome back to foul play.
0:21.0	The Maryland Attorney General's investigation into child abuse in the
0:26.8	Archdiocese of Baltimore resulted in a 463 page document.
0:32.3	This huge report 463 page document.
0:34.2	This huge report lays out the investigation's findings, but I can't help but wonder if the
0:40.5	Archdiocese of Baltimore was horrified or happy when they saw that it was such a long document.
0:48.0	At face value, when you hear how many pages it is, you know how much shady business and wrongdoing was printed.
0:58.0	But on the other hand, I wonder if they might have been slightly relieved that it was such a long document,
1:06.0	thinking that most people won't have the time to sit down and read it.
1:12.0	I experienced this today at the library. I was looking for a book
1:18.3	on one of my favorite historical events. There were two books. One was a huge book that I knew I would never be able to get
1:27.1	through. And the other was, well, let's just say a step above a picture book.
1:35.4	I think you know which book I came home with.
1:39.8	That experience today got me thinking, how many people have not opened the
1:45.7	document simply because of how large it is. You can rely on newspapers to report on bits and pieces summarizing a
1:56.6	463 page document into a quick read only to a certain point.
2:05.4	So I'm sitting down now to read through parts of the report with you.
2:11.8	I'm going to pick a couple short stories from the priest abuse section. So the
2:17.6	majority will be from the beginning of the report, which will help you walk
2:22.3	away with a better understanding of the attorney general's
2:26.5	findings. In their own words, a quick warning to survivors. This could be triggering. I'm going to read straight from the
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