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Botany

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6. Strong words from Kris!
Thu Jul 27, 2023, 08:54 AM
Jul 2023

"And maybe she's crazy and maybe she ain't
But so was Picasso and so were the saints
And she's never been partial to shackles or chains
She's too old for breaking and too young to tame"

Sinéad was well aware of the abuses that people suffered
@ the hands of the Catholic Church in Ireland such as "The
Laundry Women of Ireland." Where the Catholic Church kept
"fallen women" as slaves and blamed them for being humans
and not being perfect Catholics and hey if the nuns beat them
or they were turned out as sex slaves or if they died oh well
they bodies could just be buried on the grounds of the church
run prisons called the Magdalene Laundries.

From Wiki:

The Magdalene Laundries in Ireland, also known as Magdalene asylums, were institutions usually run by Roman Catholic orders, which operated from the 18th to the late 20th centuries. They were run ostensibly to house "fallen women", an estimated 30,000 of whom were confined in these institutions in Ireland. In 1993, unmarked graves of 155 women were uncovered in the convent grounds of one of the laundries. This led to media revelations about the operations of the secretive institutions. A formal state apology was issued in 2013, and a £50 million compensation scheme for survivors was set up by the Irish Government. The religious orders which operated the laundries have rejected activist demands that they financially contribute to this programme



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Kris was a Rhodes Scholar. twodogsbarking Jul 2023 #1
This I didn't know. n/t MontanaMama Jul 2023 #11
And a captain in the Army Rangers geardaddy Jul 2023 #20
He is someone I always listen to. Might learn something. twodogsbarking Jul 2023 #21
His intelligence has always showed. BlackSkimmer Jul 2023 #30
I fell in love with Sinead... AZ8theist Jul 2023 #2
My hubby calls me little girl LittleGirl Jul 2023 #3
When my father met Pope John Paul, he gave him a similar message. His holiness pretended not FailureToCommunicate Jul 2023 #9
Good for you father for speaking up. MLAA Jul 2023 #16
JP2 was a conservative catholic soldierant Jul 2023 #33
Woman doesn't rhyme with world. Give an artist a little liberty. AZLD4Candidate Jul 2023 #4
I agree. Abigail_Adams Jul 2023 #8
Another agreement here! ShazzieB Jul 2023 #36
In this world of Aldeans, be a Kristofferson. Murphyb849 Jul 2023 #5
Nice. FailureToCommunicate Jul 2023 #10
+1 MLAA Jul 2023 #17
👍👍👍 Rebl2 Jul 2023 #25
Strong words from Kris! Botany Jul 2023 #6
Why am I not surprised? Thanks for sharing this Botany. As horrible as it is... littlemissmartypants Jul 2023 #31
There's a wonderful movie starring Judi Dench, called "Philomena" FakeNoose Jul 2023 #34
I saw this movie with a friend of mine who is a devout Catholic.. Deuxcents Jul 2023 #39
This message was self-deleted by its author Hekate Jul 2023 #35
Joni Mitchell also had something to say about this in her fine song Magdalene Laundries: yonder Jul 2023 #38
I saw that, and have never forgotten it. yardwork Jul 2023 #7
I'm 67 years old slightlv Jul 2023 #12
That is very moving and beautiful. Mickju Jul 2023 #13
K; R CatWoman Jul 2023 #14
Okay, I'm crying now. Aristus Jul 2023 #15
Always been a fan of Kris Kristofferson. Music Man Jul 2023 #18
He was the authentic, real Texan. A kind, gentleman. NCjack Jul 2023 #37
Where was Dylan at that tribute? mahannah Jul 2023 #19
Good question orangecrush Jul 2023 #29
K&R spanone Jul 2023 #22
Seems a lot more complicated than that from her point of view thebigidea Jul 2023 #23
Yeah... druidity33 Jul 2023 #40
I think I have something in my eye... nt. BlueIdaho Jul 2023 #24
Dylan Fans RobinA Jul 2023 #26
+1 treestar Jul 2023 #32
Sinead/Kris mamacita75 Jul 2023 #27
... orangecrush Jul 2023 #28
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