I started hearing rumors

About this episode

Journalist Jason Barry investigates new allegations against a powerful Mexican priest and a Vatican cover-up after receiving a mysterious box of documents.

After years of investigating abuse in the Catholic Church, journalist Jason Barry is ready for a quieter life. But when a mysterious box of documents arrives on his doorstep, he’s pulled into a new investigation. This time, the allegations point to a powerful Mexican priest, Marcial Maciel, and a cover-up that reaches the highest levels of the Vatican.  The archival audio clips used in this episode come from the Oscars. The title of the referenced news article comes from The Hartford Courant. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Jason Barry

Topics covered

• abuse investigation
• Catholic Church
• Vatican cover-up
• journalism
• true crime

Keywords

• abuse
• Catholic Church
• Marcial Maciel
• Vatican
• investigation
• journalism
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Catholic Church, Vatican

Books & works: The Hartford Courant

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