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December 04, 2006

Tip of the Berg: Deliver Us From Evil's director reacts to LA diocese announcement

Cinematical's Kim Voynar tracks down Deliver Us From Evil director Amy Berg for her reaction to the announcement by the Los Angeles Archdiocese's allegation of a potential payment of $60 million to 45 victims of "clergy abuse": "I think the attention garnered by the film and the negative and neglectful tone of Cardinal Mahony in my film helped to expedite the settlement. Cardinal Mahony has been fighting to delay settlement for four years now, so I think we can assume the settlement shows how negative public attention is very damaging to him." Berg says her understanding is, however, that this is not a done deal. Those who had been abused, molested or raped by clergy "basically woke up to this and read about their own settlement in the newspaper. Whose news was this to break? This statement [seems] like it should have been the victims statement to make if forgiveness and reparation are what the church is after... It is my understanding these cases were hand-picked by the church and they were cases where there was no insurance coverage, so the church will not be able to pay them out... The only person(s) qualified to answer that are the 45 people who will get settlements. However, the fact that Mahony said these represent "A very special time for the victims" is a very strange statement. Who is Mahony or Tamberg (his spokesperson) to speak for them?" [More at the link.]

Posted by Ray Pride at December 4, 2006 08:25 AM

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