Church’s tribute to journalist who exposed sex abuse

IRELAND
Irish Independent

By Mark Hilliard

Wednesday January 11 2012

ARCHBISHOP Diarmuid Martin led yesterday’s tributes to journalist Mary Raftery, who lost her battle to cancer at the age of 54.

Ms Raftery exposed child abuse in state- and church-run institutions through her two most famous documentaries, ‘States of Fear’ in 1999 and ‘Cardinal Secrets’ in 2002.

“Bringing the truth out is always a positive thing even though it may be a painful truth,” Archbishop Martin said. …

A funeral ceremony for Ms Raftery will take place at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin, at 11am tomorrow.

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