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May 1, 2025 111 mins

A frank and open conversation with survivor, author, and activist Peter E. Saunders. Thank you, Pete, for sitting down for this interview with me and for sharing your thoughts so candidly.NOTE: at the time of recording this interview, Pope Francis had not yet passed away. However, aside from changing our references to him from the present to the past tense and removing all mention of anything he might do in the future, the overall perspective has remained.If you enjoy my work and have found it educational or transformational and would like to support me monetarily, you can buy me a coffee for $5 (thank you to everyone who has thoughtfully supported my work thus far): https://buymeacoffee.com/thedeepdiveproject [Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I get a small kick-back if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.] Purchase Pete’s book from Amazon: https://amzn.to/42e251RFollow Pete on X: https://x.com/peteesaundersFollow Pete on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Peter-E-Saunders/100091688508530/About NAPAC: https://napac.org.uk/about-napac/OTHER BOOKS TITLES WORTH CONSIDERING:Purchase "Sex, Priests, and Secret Codes; the Catholic Church's 2,000 Year Papertrail of Abuse": https://amzn.to/4jv7oQtPurchase "Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators": https://amzn.to/4lVFu1SPurchase "Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-wing Conspiracy Inside the Catholic Church": https://amzn.to/3EJiQc8SOURCE DOCUMENT: n/aVIDEO TRANSCRIPT (English): n/aCHAPTERS:0:11 – Intro4:10 – Welcome, Peter Saunders 9:40 – Silence vs freedom15:39 – The power of truth19:20 – Fear enables abuse27:20 – The reality of child abuse35:28 – The many faces of Trauma37:25 – NAPAC45:00 – The perpetuation of lies48:27 – The Catholic Church’s criminal paper trail55:47 – No forgiveness, no remorse1:05:00 – The culpability of celibacy1:12:16 – Unwritten history1:16:00 – Pete vs the Roman Catholic Church1:30:00 – The power of the people1:42:20 – Pete’s closing thoughts1:49:21 - OutroMENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES:-Understanding OCD and religious scrupulosity: https://www.mcleanhospital.org/essential/scrupulosity -What to know about religious OCD: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/religious-ocd -Global mental health resources: https://www.reddit.com/r/opusdeiexposed/comments/1aj4d92/global_mental_health_resources/GEAR: -My camera and gear: https://amzn.to/4jOBiQk-My big tripod: https://amzn.to/42P4fFS-My camera bag: https://amzn.to/415zmLL-Currently editing on an ASUS Zenbook: https://amzn.to/2WuRb8J -Editing software: DaVinci Resolve (free): https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/ SOCIALS: Join the official r/OpusDeiExposed community: https://www.reddit.com/r/opusdeiexposed/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedeepdiveprojectofficial/ Follow me on Twitter/X: https://x.com/TDDP_official My Website: https://msha.ke/thedeepdiveprojectofficialFor business inquiries email: griffinresearchandconsulting@protonmail.com

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