Pedophilia and the Catholic Church, Panama Canal anniversary, remembering Menahem Golan

In July, a story ran in the Italian newspaper La Repubblica quoting Pope Francis as saying that the number of pedophiliac clergymen is about “2%”. And while the Vatican objected saying that the bulk of the interview failed to quote the Pope’s exact words--the 2% estimate was not directly contested. So if true, is that percentage of pedophiles excessive compared to the general public? And, how does one accurately study and report such figures? The BBC’s Wesley Stevenson investigates.
And, a few weeks ago, we talked about the start of World War I. Today’s World History Minute is about another major event during that time. On August 15, 1914—the Panama Canal opened. Historian John Schmidt tells us more.
Then, film maverick and legendary B-movie producer, Menahem Golan, passed away this week. He turned out films that ranged from campy offerings like “Death Wish 3” and “Superman IV”, to the serious “Crime and Punishment”. But Golan, along with film mavericks like Roger Corman and Japanese directors, Seijun Suzuki and Koji Wakamatsu, were influenced by a Japanese film genre called “Pink Film (pinku eiga)”, more commonly called “soft porn”. Film Contributor, Milos Stehlik, will talk about how many film masters got their start in erotica.
And, every week, Global citizen, Nari Safavi, helps listeners plan their international weekend. This week, we tell you about a free celebration of Pastoral, a cultural festival in Pilsen and singer Zeshan Bagewadi joins us to celebrate India's and Pakistan's independence.

(photo: Bishop Francis Kane, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Chicago, responds to a question about the release of 6,000 pages of documents detailing what the diocese knew about decades of clergy sex abuse allegations and how it handled them during a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast))