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	Powerful Addition to the Protest the Pope Film Season National Secular Society August 13 2010 http://www.secularism.org.uk/122661.html We have added a new title to the film season that we will be running in the week before the pope arrives in the UK. On Wednesday 15 September at 5.30pm, we will be giving the British premiere of Vows of Silence, a stunning investigation by Jason Berry into the Legionaries of Christ. The Legionaries of Christ was the brainchild of Marciel Maciel, a highly suspect priest who found favour with Pope John Paul II because of his phenomenal fund raising abilities. The Legionaries — a cult-like and secretive order — grew into a major force within the Catholic Church. But when young Legionaries came forward in force to say that they had been sexually abused by Maciel, those at the top of the Vatican closed ranks to protect him. This powerful film shows how for years the Vatican halted the investigation into Maciel’s abusive activities and covered up the tyrannical way that he controlled those ho had come under his influence. Other films in the festival are: Monday 13 September, 7.30pm SINNERS A look at life inside one of the notorious Magdalene Asylums where women — who the Catholic Church adjudged to have stepped out of line in some way — were incarcerated and abused. Tuesday 14 September, 7.30pm DELIVER US FROM EVIL A truly shocking, Oscar-nominated documentary by Amy Berg. This is the story of Father Oliver O'Grady, a paedophile priest who was moved by the Catholic Church from parish to parish in the US, permitting him to continue his campaign of rape and exploitation in new settings. Wednesday 15 September, 7.30pm UNREPENTANT This multi-award winning documentary at last tells the truth about the almost unbelievable abuse and murder that took place in the Church-run Indian Residential Schools in Canada. It also explores Rev Kevin Annett’s efforts to document and make public these crimes – and the efforts of the church to stop him. Kevin Annett will be present at the screening to introduce the film and answer questions. Thursday 16 September 7.30pm THE CRIME OF FATHER AMARO Set in Mexico in 2002, this film follows the experiences of a young, idealistic, priest who is sent to a small parish to assist the ageing Father Benito. It soon becomes apparent that the Church is a hotbed of corruption and hypocrisy and the young Father Amaro (played by Gael Garcia Bernal) is sorely tested and slowly drawn in. The film will be preceded by a talk by David Ranan, author of Double Cross: Code of the Catholic Church – a book that exposes the corruption that has been at the heart of the Church since its very foundation. Tickets for each film are ?3. Seats are limited, so advance booking is advised. Buy tickets here or by post from NSS Film Festival, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL.
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