"Quotes"

Emery 2022-03-19 09:01:02

"The Church thinks in centuries. Do you think your paper has resources to take that on?

Yeah, I do. But if you don't mind me asking... Do you?"


"It is important to understand that this is not just physical abuse, it's spiritual abuse too. Then when a priest does this to you, he robs you of your faith."


"If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a village to abuse one."


"We got two stories here: a story about degenerate clergy, and a story about a bunch of lawyers turning child abuse into a cottage industry. Which story do you want us to write? Because we're writing one of them.」


"Sometimes it's easy to forget that we spend most of our time stumbling around the dark. Suddenly, a light gets turned on and there's a fair share of blame to go around."

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  • Sacha Pfeiffer: [from trailer] We understand you settled several cases against the church.

    Eric Macleish: I can't discuss that.

    Sacha Pfeiffer: Are there any records of any of these settlements?

    Eric Macleish: No.

  • Eric Macleish: [from trailer] Are you threatening me?