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An agency of the Irish Bishops Conference has warned that it will not hesitate in raising complaints if the Catholic Church is subjected to inaccurate comments in the media. The move comes after the editor of the Irish Daily Star, the second biggest selling newspaper in Ireland, made what were described as 'exaggerated' comments about the Church on RTE's Prime Time programme. Martin Long, director of the Catholic Communications Office, said his office would be proactive in monitoring statements made about the Church in future. During a discussion about privacy and the media, Irish Daily Star editor Gerard Colleran –...