The Spotlight team became the point of reference for all journalists to have the courage to report the truth without fear of retaliation and above all to have the courage to report on something that no one wants to talk about and no one wants to hear. At the time the Catholic Church had a strong hold on the Boston community, it was not an easy decision to make to prosecute an organization that virtually controlled the minds of the majority of people in their lives. Another thing Globe reporters had to pay attention to was the outcome of publishing this type of story. When people begin to hear about hundreds of cases of sexual abuse committed on children by priests in their backyards, it may begin to spread a city-wide panic for the safety of their children..