“We need to focus on the institution, not the individual priests....” – Marty Baron, Spotlight ... Movie Quotes Database

Marty Baron

We need to focus on the institution, not the individual priests. Practice and policy; show me the church manipulated the system so that these guys wouldn't have to face charges, show me they put those same priests back into parishes time and time again. Show me this was systemic, that it came from the top, down.

Ben Bradlee Jr.

Sounds like we're going after Law.

Marty Baron

We're going after the system.

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Matt Carroll I've been through a lot of these now. "Sick leave" isn't the only designation they use when they take one of these priests out of circulation. They use a slew of terms. "Absent on leave," "unassigned," "emergency response." They got a word for everything, these guys. Sacha Pfeiffer Hmm. Except "rape." Cardinal Law If I can be of any help, Marty, don't hesitate to ask. I find that the city flourishes when its great institutions work together. Marty Baron Thank you. Personally I'm of the opinion that for a paper to best perform its function, it really needs to stand alone. Mike Rezendes Mitch, are you telling me that the Catholic Church removed legal documents from that courthouse? Mitchell Garabedian Look, I'm not crazy, I'm not paranoid. I'm experienced. Check the docket. You'll see. They control everything.