‘By the Grace of God’ overcomes the effort to prevent its release
French film ‘By the Grace of God’ has overcome all efforts aimed to prevent its release, as the judicial system of the country has been successfully convinced that the release of the film would not affect the judgment of any case pending before the system.
Why the film has been subjected to the legal tug-of-war
French cleric Bernard Preynat has approached the judicial system against the film, saying that the film could prejudice the trial of a case against him pending in the system.
Why the film is so controversial
The film discusses the story of three people who have been sexually abused by a Catholic cleric. In other words, it is the cinematic version of the chargesheet filed against Mr Preynat.
How serious is the issue of sexual abuses in the Catholic Churches
Recently, Pope Frances indirectly admitted that the issue of sexual abuse in the church cleric community was one of the serious issues faced by the community.
The Pope is set to convince a global meeting of church community members to discuss the issue in the near future.
Recently, a senior cleric was defrocked over the charges of sexual abuse.
The timing of the film is very crucial. It comes at the time the world discusses the issue of sexual abuses in the Catholic Churches, and at the time the French society discusses the rare case of Mr Preynat.
It is the blind faith of some that embolden many to commit crimes in the name of that faith. A crime is a crime. No criminals should be protected under the shield of faith.
Vignesh. S. G
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