close
Mortal Sins: Sex, Crime, and the Era of Catholic Scandal Audiobook, by Michael D'Antonio Play Audiobook Sample

Mortal Sins: Sex, Crime, and the Era of Catholic Scandal Audiobook

Mortal Sins: Sex, Crime, and the Era of Catholic Scandal Audiobook, by Michael D'Antonio Play Audiobook Sample
FlexPass™ Price: $12.95
$9.95 for new members!
(Includes UNLIMITED podcast listening)
  • Love your audiobook or we'll exchange it
  • No credits to manage, just big savings
  • Unlimited podcast listening
Add to Cart
$9.95/m - cancel anytime - 
learn more
OR
Regular Price: $29.99 Add to Cart
Read By: Paul Boehmer, Paul Boehmer Publisher: Tantor Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 11.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 8.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: December 2018 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781977337917

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

28

Longest Chapter Length:

57:37 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

05:36 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

36:22 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

4

Other Audiobooks Written by Michael D'Antonio: > View All...

Publisher Description

An explosive, sweeping account of the scandal that has sent the Catholic Church into a tailspin—and the brave few who fought for justice

In 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.

Meanwhile, 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.

Part history, part journalism, and part true-crime thriller, Michael D'Antonio's Mortal Sins brings to mind landmark books such as All the President's Men, And the Band Played On, and The Informant, as it reveals a long and ferocious battle for the soul of the largest and oldest organization in the world.

Download and start listening now!

"The definitive history of the Catholic Church's 'most severe crisis since the Reformation.'"

— Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

Mortal Sins Listener Reviews

Be the first to write a review about this audiobook!

About Michael D'Antonio

As part of a team of journalists from Newsday, Michael D’Antonio won the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting before going on to write many acclaimed books, including Atomic Harvest,The State Boys Rebellion, and The Truth about Trump, among others. He has also written for Esquire, the New York Times Magazine, and Sports Illustrated.

About the Narrators

Paul Boehmer is an American actor best known for his numerous appearances in the Star Trek universe, in addition to Frasier, Judging Amy, Guiding Light, and All My Children. He is a 1992 Masters of Fine Arts graduate of the Professional Theater Training Program at the University of Delaware. As a narrator, Paul has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards as well as an Audie Award.

Paul Boehmer is an American actor best known for his numerous appearances in the Star Trek universe, in addition to Frasier, Judging Amy, Guiding Light, and All My Children. He is a 1992 Masters of Fine Arts graduate of the Professional Theater Training Program at the University of Delaware. As a narrator, Paul has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards as well as an Audie Award.