This week on The Last Word we're looking back at the visit of Pope John Paul to Ireland in 1979.
Ireland was slowly throwing off the shackles of Catholic Church control over our laws and behaviour, but the behaviour of many prominent clergy members was hidden from view, and the repercussions would be felt for years to come.
In the final installment of our four-part series Papal Attraction, we look at the dark secrets of the Catholic Church that remained unspoken in 1979.
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