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Opinion > Columns
Speaking the truth to the powerful is a moral obligation
By Fr. Shay Cullen
Oct 16, 2022 12:06 am

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TRUTH-TELLING is the work of journalists, writers and broadcasters, and the duty of church leaders above all.

Telling and writing the truth about wrongdoings, injustices, exploitations and abuses is above all the only way to bring the rule of law and respect for human rights and civilization to a nation, especially one that claims to be democratic, free and open to the truth.

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