Sunday, February 15, 2009
The movie "Doubt" starring Meryl Streep deals with suspected pedofiles
Before the academy awards next Sunday I decided to see some of the movies and talk about them if I thought I could relate with my issues. Oscar nominee Meryl Streep's performance in a rather unsympathetic part is still so powerful she is a good reason for seeing it. I also thought it was good in that it dealt with all the complications of suspecting molestation, with the very real possibility of being wrong, which I think happens in this movie. I think the nun accuses the priest of a serious crime which I don't think he committed. He may have been a priest with a gay orientation, but that does not mean that his gestures of affection toward boys meant that he was a pedofile. He denied the charges, but that accusation is so damning that he decides he has to leave that parrish before she ruins his career as a priest completely. At any rate, he was going to be miserable there locked in war with her over every little thing he does. Wow! That's enough drama for anyone!
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Herrad
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Interesting, I'll try to see this movie Gerry. You bring out a tricky point - how do you judge the physical actions of a man, be he priest or postman, when all he's doing is rustling a child's hair? Completely innocent. Someone seeing it may think otherwise. And in fact he COULD be a pedophile, how to distinguish? Since we can't, the unfortunate truth is, only when the damage is done do we find the truth. Shame we can't find a better diagnostic way of determining the potential abuser of our most precious children.
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