
For the Bible Tells Me So(2007)
An exploration of the intersection between religion and homosexuality in the U.S. and how the religious right has used its interpretation of the Bible to stigmatize the gay community.


Alex Gibney explores the charged issue of pedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the United States and all way to the Vatican.

Jamey Sheridan
Terry (voice)

Chris Cooper
Gary (voice)

Ethan Hawke
Pat (voice)

John Slattery
Arthur (voice)

Brady Bryson
Deaf Child

Pius XI.
Self (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage)
Rembert Weakland
Self - Archbishop of Milwaukee, 1977-2002

Alex Gibney
Self - Narrator (voice)
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God is a documentary film released in 2012 exploring themes of religion. Directed by Alex Gibney, it stars Jamey Sheridan, Chris Cooper, Ethan Hawke. Alex Gibney explores the charged issue of pedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the United States and all way to the Vatican.
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