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Can you imagine the outrage if these were fetuses from an abortion clinic? n2doc Jun 2014 #1
born, baptized and discarded tk2kewl Jun 2014 #4
And in many cases, according to the records... theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #6
Not baptised The Blue Flower Jun 2014 #26
Wow! tk2kewl Jun 2014 #27
In fairness - if these orphanages weren't associated with the Catholic Church el_bryanto Jun 2014 #7
Yes, the Church is the real victim here theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #8
Obviously this is a terrible story el_bryanto Jun 2014 #9
Maybe b/c The Church professes & preaches morality & claims its authority derives from God? Demit Jun 2014 #12
Also because of the Church's absolute stance on abortion. Treating abortion as the tblue37 Jun 2014 #31
It's not like threads about the abuse of women and girls aren't posted theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #19
Really? Kelvin Mace Jun 2014 #13
In fairness, if you're a Roman Catholic wouldn't you want this story to have legs? Gormy Cuss Jun 2014 #22
yes, they would. imagine if this came from the mormon church La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #23
Hey! They were baptized. jwirr Jun 2014 #43
Excellent post malaise Jun 2014 #2
And when are people going to point to those places where children were shoved down any Warpy Jun 2014 #3
I really now understand why my mother was so emotionally Kelvin Mace Jun 2014 #15
If you've ever met someone who was "educated" in one of those places Warpy Jun 2014 #24
Every time I think I cannot get anymore cynical about the RCC Kelvin Mace Jun 2014 #25
Well, the Irish church is something else again Warpy Jun 2014 #33
They have no moral ground to stand on. smirkymonkey Jun 2014 #38
I suspect that the male hierarchy of the Catholic Church will be glad to throw the nuns under the jwirr Jun 2014 #44
I have little faith there will be an independent and impartial investigation theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #5
Precisely. Kelvin Mace Jun 2014 #11
But didn't you know, the Vatican is Pro-Life(TM)! n/t backscatter712 Jun 2014 #10
My stomach churns thinking of the other mass graves that are out there riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #14
The Archbishop of Tuam Kelvin Mace Jun 2014 #16
And we must not forget the children they were torturing and raping. nt Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #17
Has Pope Photo-Op commented yet?...nt SidDithers Jun 2014 #18
Last year's movie "Philomena" was about this. Kablooie Jun 2014 #20
So, the RCC is guilty of crimes against humanity Kelvin Mace Jun 2014 #21
I don't get it either. Arugula Latte Jun 2014 #28
My response to that arguement has always been... Kelvin Mace Jun 2014 #30
I look at it this way: Arugula Latte Jun 2014 #37
That's the problem with all religion in my view Kelvin Mace Jun 2014 #39
Exactly. Arugula Latte Jun 2014 #41
I went to school with him Kelvin Mace Jun 2014 #42
+100 theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #40
It is called compartmentalizing. They refuse to connect the dots. For instance they will say that jwirr Jun 2014 #46
Management claims Kelvin Mace Jun 2014 #48
I'm looking forward to seeing the movie. Ilsa Jun 2014 #34
Time for a photo op of the Pope riding a skateboard! 1000words Jun 2014 #29
"Crimes against humanity"? Xithras Jun 2014 #32
Hmmm... Kelvin Mace Jun 2014 #35
Today, yes. Xithras Jun 2014 #36
We are talking about these homes Kelvin Mace Jun 2014 #47
More on how the children were used in vaccine experiments theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #45
I think the investigations you're calling for have been underway for several years now - hedgehog Jun 2014 #50
Crime Syndicate. Dawson Leery Jun 2014 #49
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