Finding Your Roots
Catholic Divorce Scandal
John Waters talks about his grandparents' secret divorce.
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Finding Your Roots
Catholic Divorce Scandal
Clip: Season 7 Episode 1 | 1m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
John Waters talks about his grandparents' secret divorce.
John Waters discusses how his Catholic grandmother's divorce was seen as a scandal.
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Finding Your Roots
Catholic Divorce Scandal
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John Waters discusses how his Catholic grandmother's divorce was seen as a scandal.
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