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They say it's just physical abuse but it's more than that, this was spiritual abuse. You know why I went along with everything? Because priests, are supposed to be the good guys.

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Marty Baron: Did everyone read Eileen McNamara's column this weekend? Boston Globe Worker: That's the Geoghan case? Marty Baron: Yeah, what's the follow on that? Ben Bradlee Jr.: It-It's a column, what kind of follow are you thinking? Marty Baron: Uh... well apparently this priest molested kids in 6 different parishes over the last 30 years and the attorney for the victims, a Mr... Eileen McNamara: Garabedian Marty Baron: Thanks Eileen, Mr Garabedian says Cardinal Law found out about it 15 years ago and did nothing. Paul Burke: Yeah, I think that attorney is a bit of a crank, and The Church dismissed the claim. Eileen McNamara: He-said she-said. Marty Baron: Whether Mr Garabedian is a 'crank' or not, he says he has documents that prove that Cardinal knew. Ben Bradlee Jr.: As I understand that those documents are under seal. Marty Baron: Okay, but the fact remains a Boston priest abused 80 kids, we have a lawyer who says he can prove Law knew about it and we've written all of... uh... 2

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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."

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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.

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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.

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Mike Rezendes: Six percent is 90. Walter 'Robby' Robinson: 90 priests? Ben Bradlee Jr.: If there were 90 of these bastards, people would know. Mike Rezendes: Maybe they do.

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Mike Rezendes: We got Law. This is it. Walter 'Robby' Robinson: No, this is Law covering for one priest, there's another ninety out there. Mike Rezendes: Yeah, and we'll print that story when we get it, but we got to go with this now. Walter 'Robby' Robinson: No, I'm not going to rush this story, Mike. Mike Rezendes: We don't have a choice, Robby. If we don't rush to print, somebody else is going to find these letters and butcher this story. Joe Quimby from The Herald was at the freaking courthouse! Walter 'Robby' Robinson: Mike. Mike Rezendes: What? Why are we hesitating? Baron told us to get Law. This is Law. Walter 'Robby' Robinson: Baron told us to get the system. We need the full scope. That's the only thing that will put an end to this. Mike Rezendes: Then let's take it up to Ben and let him decide. Walter 'Robby' Robinson: We'll take it to Ben when I say it's time. Mike Rezendes: It's time, Robby! It's time! They knew and they let it happen! To KIDS! Okay? It could have been you