Later ((new)): The Boys Of St. Vincent- 15 Years
In 1992, the CBC was flooded with angry calls. Critics said the film was pornography masquerading as social commentary. The Catholic Church threatened lawsuits. Politicians distanced themselves.
The Vatican’s response was negligible. In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI was focused on other scandals (notably in Ireland and the United States). For the Boys of St. Vincent, Rome remained a distant, silent authority. The film’s fictionalized depiction of church officials covering up abuse—shuffling priests between parishes, destroying records, threatening victims—had been proven, in reality, to be almost documentary in its accuracy. The Boys of St. Vincent- 15 Years Later
