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He is a person that holds the rank of Cardinal.. His full name is Bernard Francis Law.

"Spotlight" deals with the Globe's investigation of the Catholic Church's sexual abuse cover-up, but this scandal is well-known territory by now, and the response of the Catholic media has been largely supportive of the film. Because the film chose not to sensationalize or distort, it is not easily dismissed. Read more here.

During a Q&A at the DGA Theater in New York City in 2015, Tom McCarthy said the film "pays a lot of respect to high-end investigative reporting, specifically on a local level." McCarthy emphasizes the importance of maintaining a vital independent press to investigate our institutions. Some worry that the form of boots-on-the-ground, workman-like investigative reporting he triumphs is a fading art.