Cidersomerset
7th February 2013, 00:17
THE Catholic Church has a lot to answer for,some of their 'Staff' Nunns & Priest.
Bishops & Popes have all abused millions of people over the centuries and are still
doing it today !!
Theres been abuse from official Catholic establisments all over the world
so it is not so far fetched to wonder what goes on at the 'TOP' !!
eOB58nJ-C6k
BBC...ONLINE..
6 February 2013 Last updated at 13:36
Magdalene laundries: Enda Kenny urged to apologise on behalf of state The former
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/64873000/jpg/_64873680_building1.jpg
The former Magdalene laundry building in New Ross
The opposition Fianna Fail party has called for the Irish prime minister to apologise
unequivocally on behalf of the state to former inmates of Magdalene laundries.
The issue was discussed in the Irish parliament on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, an inquiry into the laundries published a report of its findings.
Afterwards, Taoiseach Enda Kenny apologised for the stigma and conditions suffered by
the inmates.About 10,000 women passed through the laundries - Catholic-run
workhouses - in the Irish Republic between 1922 and 1996, a report has revealed.
During Leaders' Questions in the Irish parliament (Dail) on Wednesday, Taoiseach Mr
Kenny said he had read much of the 1,000-page report the previous night and it had
made harrowing reading.Mr Kenny said it was important to reflect deeply on the
findings and make the appropriate response in two weeks.
Survivors of the laundries expressed their disappointment and anger on Tuesday at Mr
Kenny's initial response to the report, which found that there was significant state
involvement.Fianna Fail leader Michael Martin said a dedicated unit should be set up at
the Department of Justice to deal with any further matters that may arise, such as
redress for the women.Earlier, Justice Minister Alan Shatter said some of the criticism
levelled at the government on Tuesday came from people who had not read the report.
Mr Shatter said that the government must now look at what it needs to do to be of
assistance to those individuals whose lives were "blighted" by their experiences as
residents in the laundries.Speaking on RTE's Morning Ireland, Mr Shatter said that
report showed the varied story of the experiences of the laundries' residents.
"We now know that 35% of the residents of the laundries were there for three months
or less, over 60% for less than a year," he said."Many of the stories we have heard in
recent years relate to individuals who were residents in the laundries for very many
years.
"What government now needs to do is reflect on all the information that is now
available, what can be done to be of help to people whose lives have been blighted by
long stays in the laundries.
"These are issues that require careful consideration in the context of how we move
forward."
When asked whether it was wrong for the state to collude in the enslavement of
children and women, the minister said that he did not want to use that type of language.
He said that it was absolutely clear that the laundries were cold and harsh environments.
Sinn Fein deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald again called on the Taoiseach to offer a full
apology on behalf of the State.Speaking on the same programme, Ms McDonald said the
issue of redress for victims will also have to be looked at.She said: "The report clearly
states that there was substantial state involvement in the running of the Magdalene laundries."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21356078
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Slave Labour: Magdalene Laundries disgraced Irish Catholic women
hD9uffgeg7w
For almost 150 years thousands of women in Ireland were sent to live in Catholic
institutions, punished for crimes like having a child out of wedlock or petty theft,
and forced to work in laundries run by the Church. But this dark past is not
Ireland's alone. In a 16x9 exclusive, we discover Canadian laundries and speak to a
woman who says she was born into slave labour.
Bishops & Popes have all abused millions of people over the centuries and are still
doing it today !!
Theres been abuse from official Catholic establisments all over the world
so it is not so far fetched to wonder what goes on at the 'TOP' !!
eOB58nJ-C6k
BBC...ONLINE..
6 February 2013 Last updated at 13:36
Magdalene laundries: Enda Kenny urged to apologise on behalf of state The former
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/64873000/jpg/_64873680_building1.jpg
The former Magdalene laundry building in New Ross
The opposition Fianna Fail party has called for the Irish prime minister to apologise
unequivocally on behalf of the state to former inmates of Magdalene laundries.
The issue was discussed in the Irish parliament on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, an inquiry into the laundries published a report of its findings.
Afterwards, Taoiseach Enda Kenny apologised for the stigma and conditions suffered by
the inmates.About 10,000 women passed through the laundries - Catholic-run
workhouses - in the Irish Republic between 1922 and 1996, a report has revealed.
During Leaders' Questions in the Irish parliament (Dail) on Wednesday, Taoiseach Mr
Kenny said he had read much of the 1,000-page report the previous night and it had
made harrowing reading.Mr Kenny said it was important to reflect deeply on the
findings and make the appropriate response in two weeks.
Survivors of the laundries expressed their disappointment and anger on Tuesday at Mr
Kenny's initial response to the report, which found that there was significant state
involvement.Fianna Fail leader Michael Martin said a dedicated unit should be set up at
the Department of Justice to deal with any further matters that may arise, such as
redress for the women.Earlier, Justice Minister Alan Shatter said some of the criticism
levelled at the government on Tuesday came from people who had not read the report.
Mr Shatter said that the government must now look at what it needs to do to be of
assistance to those individuals whose lives were "blighted" by their experiences as
residents in the laundries.Speaking on RTE's Morning Ireland, Mr Shatter said that
report showed the varied story of the experiences of the laundries' residents.
"We now know that 35% of the residents of the laundries were there for three months
or less, over 60% for less than a year," he said."Many of the stories we have heard in
recent years relate to individuals who were residents in the laundries for very many
years.
"What government now needs to do is reflect on all the information that is now
available, what can be done to be of help to people whose lives have been blighted by
long stays in the laundries.
"These are issues that require careful consideration in the context of how we move
forward."
When asked whether it was wrong for the state to collude in the enslavement of
children and women, the minister said that he did not want to use that type of language.
He said that it was absolutely clear that the laundries were cold and harsh environments.
Sinn Fein deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald again called on the Taoiseach to offer a full
apology on behalf of the State.Speaking on the same programme, Ms McDonald said the
issue of redress for victims will also have to be looked at.She said: "The report clearly
states that there was substantial state involvement in the running of the Magdalene laundries."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21356078
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Slave Labour: Magdalene Laundries disgraced Irish Catholic women
hD9uffgeg7w
For almost 150 years thousands of women in Ireland were sent to live in Catholic
institutions, punished for crimes like having a child out of wedlock or petty theft,
and forced to work in laundries run by the Church. But this dark past is not
Ireland's alone. In a 16x9 exclusive, we discover Canadian laundries and speak to a
woman who says she was born into slave labour.