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Irish Central
By
KATE HICKEY,
IrishCentral Editor
Dublin’s Archbishop Diarmuid Martin paid tribute to journalist and documentary maker Mary Raftery, who passed away on Wednesday.
Raftery famously made the 1999 documentary “States of Fear” and the “Cardinal Secrets” in 2002.
Her work was widely viewed as having led to the establishment of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse. The Commission reported its findings in May of 2009.
Speaking to RTE radio Archbishop Martin said “Bringing the truth out is always a positive thing even though it may be a painful truth.
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