Milwaukee Archdiocese Bankruptcy Part of Pbs/bbc Frontline Special Tuesday

By Peter Isely, Monica Barrett
SNAP Wisconsin
February 24, 2014

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In a unique collaboration between the BBC and PBS a 90 minute FRONTLINE documentary, “Secrets of the Vatican: Inside the Scandals that Rocked Benedict’s Papacy,” by award winning British filmmaker Antony Thomas, will be airing across the US and the United Kingdom tomorrow, Tuesday, February 25 (8:00 p.m. CST time in Milwaukee on MPTV channel 10.)

A year in the making, a section of the film will explore the struggle of clergy sexual abuse survivors in Milwaukee and the financial corruption of the archdiocese. Several Milwaukee survivors were extensively interviewed as well as local priests who are members of the Survivors and Clergy Leadership Alliance (SCLA), a group founded in Milwaukee.

Thomas’ other current film, which is receiving considerable critical acclaim, “Questioning Darwin”, is now running on HBO.

For a full description of the FRONTLINE film, the trailer, and local PBS broadcast dates go here.

“Secrets of the Vatican” is only one of three films airing worldwide in the upcoming weeks that includes interviews and stories of Milwaukee survivors.

On March 9, Al Jazeera America is airing a film by Italian filmmakers on the worldwide financial corruption of the Catholic Church. And on April 1st French television is airing a documentary on the church that features Milwaukee survivors and clergy. Both films are then scheduled to air across Europe.