The vatican needs to be stripped of all wealth and have it distributed to survivors. What is left should be burnt to the ground. It is an abomination on the earth.
We hear of so many good, bad and indifferent stories of industrial school-children who were adopted. But those who were sexually abused take the biscuit altogether. it's weird really - as children who never set foot outside Goldenbridge, always envied those who got selected to go out with host families. Invariably, they were mostly the same girls who also had educational opportunities outside the institution. There are many who'd have loved to have been adopted, just to get out of the hellhole.
The Catholic Church got away with the horrors, because, it was, as though, it were a conjoined twin with the Irish government. The government and Vatican ruled Irish people with an iron fist. One only has to read about why Ireland's famous writers had to leave Erin's shores, and they'll find out, how grossly stifled and censored they were indeed. The latter were as dirty and unwanted, as the children, who were incarcerated into Irish Dickensian industrial "schools", for most of their childhoods.
How did the Catholic church get away with these horrors/ I don'tunderstand how they can call themselves Christiaans when they are doing these things to precious children.. Shame on the cathollic church the nuns and the pope !!!!
@Piper33 There were lots of children, like Mary, and those whom I mentioned in previous comments, including myself, who were given the most vile jobs to do in Goldenbridge. We were specifically chosen ALL the time, because we invariably had no visitors, or, were disliked, because of our personalities. By the same token, there were children, who were selected for dancing classes, outside education, music lessons, other privileged perks & posh people to go out with for holidays. So grossly unfair!
Survivors like Mary, Valerie, Pamela, Anne and innumerable others like ourselves on lowest rung of GB ladder, not only received inadequate education. We also had to stand by every Wednesday night in the 'REC' to watch 'specials' doing their routine Irish dancing steps. The latter 'chosen dancing' children were invariably mostly those who also spent afternoons' studying in St Philomena's, after attending outside National/Secondary school. La La's also got posh visitors, irrespective of background
There was a hierarchal ladder in Goldenbridge. Those like Mary and myself who were on the lowest rung of this particular ladder were called out of the so-called *INTERNAL* school class-room - manned by untrained *JAM* teachers, every single day and made to do most degrading jobs of the aforementioned type, Mary mentions, in the institution. The rods used by us to clean sewage filled blocked shores and the gigantic heavy sweeping brush were of the kind grown men use in industrial work settings.
Re: Goldenbridge Shores. I absolutely concur with Mary G - as I too also cleaned with her the filled to overflowing, stinking, sewage shores down at the end of GB prison yard. We were specifically chosen for the most menial dirty tasks on a continual basis at the institution. The nun invariably stood by, with white frilly add-ons attached to sleeves in order to protect them from getting dirty, but she needn't have bothered, as she mostly only supervised us in the despicable and unhealthy action
I was in Catholic school. Very expensive tuition. My father used to tithe a $1,000 DOLLARS A WEEK. I think we wasted fortunes on this institution.
granddad2002 2 months ago 3
The vatican needs to be stripped of all wealth and have it distributed to survivors. What is left should be burnt to the ground. It is an abomination on the earth.
Dehzee 4 months ago 6
@Dehzee amen
TheNormankingdom 3 days ago
We hear of so many good, bad and indifferent stories of industrial school-children who were adopted. But those who were sexually abused take the biscuit altogether. it's weird really - as children who never set foot outside Goldenbridge, always envied those who got selected to go out with host families. Invariably, they were mostly the same girls who also had educational opportunities outside the institution. There are many who'd have loved to have been adopted, just to get out of the hellhole.
Goldenbridgeinmate39 4 months ago
I survived adoption through the Catholic church in America, the abuse never goes away.
minaroar 6 months ago 2
The Catholic Church got away with the horrors, because, it was, as though, it were a conjoined twin with the Irish government. The government and Vatican ruled Irish people with an iron fist. One only has to read about why Ireland's famous writers had to leave Erin's shores, and they'll find out, how grossly stifled and censored they were indeed. The latter were as dirty and unwanted, as the children, who were incarcerated into Irish Dickensian industrial "schools", for most of their childhoods.
Goldenbridgeinmate 6 months ago
How did the Catholic church get away with these horrors/ I don'tunderstand how they can call themselves Christiaans when they are doing these things to precious children.. Shame on the cathollic church the nuns and the pope !!!!
Jesusfreak3378 6 months ago
@Piper33 There were lots of children, like Mary, and those whom I mentioned in previous comments, including myself, who were given the most vile jobs to do in Goldenbridge. We were specifically chosen ALL the time, because we invariably had no visitors, or, were disliked, because of our personalities. By the same token, there were children, who were selected for dancing classes, outside education, music lessons, other privileged perks & posh people to go out with for holidays. So grossly unfair!
Goldenbridgeinmate 6 months ago
Survivors like Mary, Valerie, Pamela, Anne and innumerable others like ourselves on lowest rung of GB ladder, not only received inadequate education. We also had to stand by every Wednesday night in the 'REC' to watch 'specials' doing their routine Irish dancing steps. The latter 'chosen dancing' children were invariably mostly those who also spent afternoons' studying in St Philomena's, after attending outside National/Secondary school. La La's also got posh visitors, irrespective of background
Goldenbridgeinmate39 10 months ago 2
@Goldenbridgeinmate39
were they "chosen" who got these privelages. this is all so very very sad and makes me very angry. bless you
Pijper33 8 months ago
There was a hierarchal ladder in Goldenbridge. Those like Mary and myself who were on the lowest rung of this particular ladder were called out of the so-called *INTERNAL* school class-room - manned by untrained *JAM* teachers, every single day and made to do most degrading jobs of the aforementioned type, Mary mentions, in the institution. The rods used by us to clean sewage filled blocked shores and the gigantic heavy sweeping brush were of the kind grown men use in industrial work settings.
Goldenbridgeinmate39 10 months ago
Re: Goldenbridge Shores. I absolutely concur with Mary G - as I too also cleaned with her the filled to overflowing, stinking, sewage shores down at the end of GB prison yard. We were specifically chosen for the most menial dirty tasks on a continual basis at the institution. The nun invariably stood by, with white frilly add-ons attached to sleeves in order to protect them from getting dirty, but she needn't have bothered, as she mostly only supervised us in the despicable and unhealthy action
Goldenbridgeinmate39 10 months ago
We had Black Marias in Australia,I know I have been in one,and our homes were no better.
OwildC33 1 year ago
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