{"product_id":"mortal-sins-9781250049803","title":"Mortal Sins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Nonfiction Book of 2013\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2013\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime Nominee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn explosive, sweeping account of the scandal that has sent the Catholic Church into a tailspin -- and the brave few who fought for justice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-1980s a dynamic young monsignor assigned to the Vatican's embassy in Washington set out to investigate the problem of sexually abusive priests. He found a scandal in the making, confirmed by secret files revealing complaints that had been hidden from police and covered up by the Church hierarchy. He also understood that the United States judicial system was eager to punish offenders and those who aided them. He presented all of this to the American bishops, warning that the Church could be devastated by negative publicity and bankrupted by its legal liability. They ignored him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, a young lawyer listened to a new client describe an abusive sexual history with a priest that began when he was ten years old. His parents' complaints were downplayed by Church officials who offered them money to go away. The lawyer saw a claim that any defendant would want to settle. Then he began to suspect he was onto something bigger, involving thousands of priests who had abused countless children while the Church had done almost nothing about it. The lawsuit he filed would touch off a legal war of historic and global proportions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart history, part journalism, and part true-crime thriller, Michael D'Antonio's \u003ci\u003eMortal Sins\u003c\/i\u003e brings to mind landmark books such as \u003ci\u003eAll the President's Men, And the Band Played On, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Informant\u003c\/i\u003e, as it reveals a long and ferocious battle for the soul of the largest and oldest organization in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250049803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.36h x 5.45w x 1.10d","brand":"Michael D'Antonio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648526643356,"sku":"9781250049803","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8a833274-83db-475f-ac3c-b9371fde4d97.jpg?v=1603870294","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mortal-sins-9781250049803","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}