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because there's a charity that's been set up in philomena's name for the behest of an organization called catholic adoption alliance, which is a pressure group that's set up to help mothers and children of these unwed mothers who are shamed by the church in the 1950s and '60s, help them trace their children, because the law in the u.s. and the uk, it's enshrined in law you have rights to information to gain you the access. that's not a right in the republic of ireland, and so it's -- the philomena project, which has been set up, was to try to pressure the church. >> and you're talking about a group of girls and women out of wedlock having children in these institutions and their children were taken away from them. >> yeah, it was a systemic thing in ireland and many other countries, too, carried on until the 1980s where if you had a child out of wedlock, the only way you could go to was a mother
guillermo, his personal private secretary, said when they saw the screening, they thought it was entirely consistent with the pope's message of openness and forgiveness and tolerance, which is entirely consistent with the tone of the movie. >> now, i want to play a little built of a clip of what philomena said after she met with the pope and we'll listen to that very quickly. >> he was such a contrast. so forgiven, as all them years ago, it was such a thing to have a baby out of wedlock, but yesterday i felt all my sins, you know, he really made me feel that they were going to do something about it. >> do something about it, steve, for those who are unfamiliar with what had happened systemically related to the church, tell us about what she means. >> well, the reason we were invited by the vatican wasn't to see a movie, it was actually
and baby homes. the women's human rights were violated, as they were not given any kind of due process. they were incarcerated and their children were forcibly adopted. they were made to sign a contract. >> taken away and given to other groups of parents. >> many of whom were in the u.s., who came to ireland to adopt these children. they did have a better life there. >> prevented from finding their children. >> well, in this case. i mean, sometimes -- it's kind of pot luck, if you find someone that's helpful, they help you, but if you don't, they don't. in philomena's case, she was obstructed at every turn. >> and up to 60,000 stories. so many stories there. you're up for four oscars, good luck, my friend. steve coogan, appreciate you coming by to talk about the movie, as well as the organization. that wraps up this hour of "jansing and co." i'm richard lui in for chris
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it was a very dark moment in the catholic church when tens of thousands of unwed mothers were forced to give their babies up for adoption. the story of one of the women, philomena lee, was made into a movie, which is in theaters now. >> she spent a lifetime making peace with what happened to her. and now she is making peace with the church. cynthia mcfadden is with her in rome. >> reporter: 80-year-old philomena lee never imagined this moment back in 1952. a young unwed mother forced by the church to give up her baby. the vatican invited her to st. peters for mass. this woman of unceasing faith touching the hand of the leader of the faithful. >> it's a pleasure to meet you. >> reporter: we were right there to witness an ending not even hollywood could write. fitting since philomena is now
so look around. >> mom! is it him? >> no, randy. idris elba is thot your father. think about it. >> is it him? [ laughter and applause ] >> well, come on, harvey, are you amy poehler's secret father, yes or no? >> well, i dealt with georgina and i had to teller had the truth and tina and i were drunk one night, coming home from 30 rock, she thought i was alec baldwin, and i didn't ruin that for her, and it was -- yes. >> they are great hosts, aren't they, those two? the ratings were way up again. >> they are spectacular and nobody does it better or funnier. >> let's take a short break and talk about your other big movie, philomena. because we have the real-life philomena coming to join us. very exciting. >> thank you. our future.
priest was involved in the molestation of a boy. when i made the movie every bad headline you could imagine was raised against me, but it's not an anti-catholic basis. i made the price above rubies and criticized the hasittics. i've been on the side of the palestinians. i'm a story teller. >> you basically let everybody have it, you're a non-discriminating whacker -- >> i tell heroic stories. about a woman like filimena, who finds her way. >> are you taking philomena to the oscars? >> 100%. >> how are you going to feel about that, philomena? imagine being at the oscars on the red carpet. >> i can't believe it. >> i can see you there. >> i can't believe it. >> it's a delight to meet you. and i'm so thrilled for you that your story, which is a very poignant and emotional story, a story of its time and a scandal that went on back in that era in
united nations is going to ask the vatican to intercede with the church to release the names of these people across the world. and the 25,000 people. "philomena" was at a screening where a woman came up and said, i was with anthony and we don't know who these people are. we don't know what happened to them. >> some say, it's not the first pop at the catholic church. you have an agenda against the catholic church. you're jewish and you don't like catholics. what do you say to that? >> brent bizzel was a conservative columnist who accused me of that and bill o'donahue at the catholic league approximately it's not the first time. you're right, i did the movie "priest," and my mother almost whacked me for that movie. and then five years later in boston, a scandal breaks out, which is exactly the theme of the movie, which is that a
first of all, there were mine movies mom natured this morning. "american hustle," "captain phillips," "dallas buyers club," "gravity," "her," "nebraska," "philomena," "captain phillips." "saving banmr. banks" was left the list. nominated this morning, amy adams for "american hustle." cate blanchett for "blue jasmine." sandra bullock for "gravity." judi dench for "philomena." meryl stream for "august osage county." this is her 18th oscar nomination. emma thompson was left out of best actress. going into awards season, a lot of people how tall this between her and cate blanchett. let's talk about the men. actors. this is the most competitive category this year.
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