A look at life inside one of the notorious Magdalene Asylums where women – who the Catholic Church adjudged to have stepped out of line in some way – were incarcerated and abused. A chilling portrayal of what happens when the state gives unfettered power to a religious institution which then uses it to literally batter the population into submission. Survivors of the Magdalene laundries are still fighting for the Vatican to recognise the enormous suffering inflicted on them by the Church.

The film will be introduced by Joan Smith, feminist commentator and columnist on the Independent.

Joan Smith

Buy tickets here: http://www.secularism.org.uk/protest-the-pope-film-festival.html or by post from NSS Film Festival, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL

Protest the Pope – Film Festival

As part of the Protest the Pope Campaign, the National Secular Society is presenting a short season of films which explore issues that the Catholic Church and the Government would prefer were kept under wraps during the papal visit.

The authorities in this country refuse to ask difficult questions of the pope – so we will do it for them. Each of these powerful films illustrates clearly why the Pope should be made to answer for the many sins of his Church.

Tickets for each film are 3£.
Seats are limited, so advance booking is advised.

13th September – Sinners

14th September – Deliver Us From Evil

15th September – Vows of silence

15th September – Unrepentant

16th September – The Crime of Father Amaro