Actor Alberto San Juan premieres La Luz, a film addressing sexual abuse committed by a priest, coinciding with the Pope's visit to Spain. San Juan denounces that the Church avoids meeting with victims, perpetuating their pain. For the public, this institutional omission remains an obstacle to justice. The film invites reflection on the need for transparency within the ecclesiastical institution.
The source code of silence: how technology could expose clerical opacity 🖥️
The film uses visual metaphors to show how concealment operates as a closed system. In technical development, ecclesiastical databases and internal protocols function like obsolete software that filters information. If digital transparency standards were applied, such as publishing case records or independent audits, a system of accountability could be created. The lack of access to data is not a technical failure, but an institutional design decision.
The Pope arrives in Spain and the Church remains in airplane mode 📡
While Alberto San Juan screens his film, the ecclesiastical hierarchy seems to have activated airplane mode: zero reception signals with victims. It's as if the Vatican hired the same sound team that fails at rock concerts: lots of bell noise, but no echo of the victims' voices. To top it off, the Pope lands with his suitcase of miracles but forgets the charger to listen to testimonies. Ironies of faith.