The Magdalene Sisters- Part 2 of 10

[MemoriesofIreland190]

Where are the locations of some of the laundries?

[XWestlifeLoverX]

@MemoriesofIreland190 Though set in Ireland, it was shot entirely on location in the Dumfries and Galloway area, South-West Scotland.

[TheMinxy76]

The Catholic church has so much to answer for, the recent stuff of child abuse and so call "homes" for "wayward" women are just the tip of the iceberg

[Piccadillyo]

that first nun reminds me of barbossa for some reason

[LishaMaree18]

Its a wonder they even have a bathroom in their sleeping quaters type thing...

[cdbeesee112783]

Why is there subtitles? And why are they so freaking HUGE???

[adamsworld2k8]

this is why my religion is the jedi..

[runforthehills707]

The Catholic Church. What a brilliant idea

[Corka0518]

Margaret was punished for being raped,

Bernadette was punished b/c boys liked her

and Rose was punished b/c she had a baby with a man she loved!

Wow, I really don't have any other word for that!

[soaperoonie123]

this film makes me disgusted with where i come from...

[MsPurpleglitter]

Can't believe they did this to her, that's horrific :( if anyone tried to take away a baby I had I'd fkn kill them

[variousiroiro]

WOW. *jawdrop*

[MissODonnellx]

How old was rose suppose to be?

[brunettesmurfette72]

@MissODonnellx I believe the real-life Rose, Christina Mulcahy, was 22 when she gave birth in 1940. She wanted to marry the father, a soldier, but the nuns prevented communication between them. Her baby was taken from her when he was 10 months old and, rejected by her family, she remained in the asylum for three more years before escaping. She was reunited with her son shortly before her death in 1997.

[MissODonnellx]

How old was rose suppose to be?

[captainmcsnappypants]

No, you wouldn't want to get too attached to the baby! That would be a crime! -- How mean the priests were back then. Everyone was so concerned with "shame" and "dignity."

[jdalijm2011]

Just goes to show how different things are now. I'm a Christian..a Baptist, no less, and if my daughter got pregnant while not married, I would cherish my grandbaby no less than if my daughter were married...and my daughter would be just as loved. I would help her any way I could. My love for her would not change...that's what unconditional love is all about.

[13Amazons]

Let me amend my last statement; thanks to Roe v Wade, and the fact that out of wedlock pregnancy's become less taboo, that young pregnant single women stop being shipped away for 9 months and being brought back like their children had not been kidnapped

[13Amazons]

What happened with Rose, also happened in America, through the 50's-early 70's, only stopping when Roe v Wade happened.

[randypan71]

a bastard child??????....scum....fucking venomous scum

[samuelsixvids]

the sister looks like a lesbian nympho if u ask me

[Relda999]

such an asshole for a Dad, doesn't even deserve to be called one!

[ToManifest]

"All roads lead back to Rome."

I am not Catholic now for my own reasons (science mostly); but I was placed in a Catholic High School to student teach.

Here are some facts I personally observed:

1. The South Korean exchange students were renamed Andy, Tobey, and Charles.

2. Parents paid $8,000.00 for an 18:1 student teacher ratio, in reality it was nearly 30:1.

3. The technology in the school was over a decade old and obsolete.

Where does the money go? In both directions.

[metinkssumtin]

@ToManifest In Ireland the majority of secondary schools are Catholic. They are not fee-paying and offer the highest standard of education available in the country to second level students.

[bobobubbletea]

Wow, Geraldine McEwan is such a great actress, seriously. It's still weird to see her playing such a cruel character, but it just shows her dynamic acting abilities.

[PwnerGeist]

Those who abuse these "ideas" and "beliefs" Need to be brought to JUSTICE!

[muradori]

so even victims are meant to be ostracized for something they didn't ask for, nice. im a catholic since teen years and im every bit sarcastic about this...

[icak9]

it's kind of ironic: the irish catholic church was de facto teaching the "total depravity" of humans (that we are all horrible and immoral by nature), which is considered a heresy in the RC church. but the existence of these magdalene laundries and the abuse that went on in them kind of supports the claim that people (at least people with power) are prone first to evil. we can pervert forgiveness, mercy, love, charity, hope, and faith.

[MissMandiieee]

"Whoring with the boys" ?! The poor girl was raped . . .

[DEBBIEFLK]

love this movie thanks for sharing

[jrmetmoi]

It's horrible that a country would treat their own citizen girls and women as criminals when they did NOT mess up other people's lives by killing them, raping them, stealing from them, or raping children, all they did was mess up by becoming pregnant as teens, or they were raped or boys were talking to them. And then they never received any education, books, or vocational training for anything meanwhile a killer, rapist, child molester, thief etc. WOULD receive these in certain countries.

[JanesCalamity]

How could anyone's heart not break for poor Rose...manipulated, bullied, shunned, and punished for having a baby out of wedlock. She loved her baby, and because of the societal and religious shame created by the powerful, cruel Catholic church of Ireland, she was deprived of her own child and imprisoned in a merciless hell.

[Fr3ya1996Babii33]

@JanesCalamity I would never give my baby up, no matter what anyone said, I dont want to get married, so they will have to lump it and appreciate my 'bastard child' (I am not pregnant or a mother)

[JanesCalamity]

@Fr3ya1996Babii33 I know what you mean...but wow, the Catholic church at that time in Ireland had the power to force her. They had the power to put her in an insane asylum forever if she had refused. She had no means of support or income as her parents were shunning her. The long arm of Rome had control over every aspect of society in Ireland. Even when children were molested and abused by priests, the police didn't interfere. They let the church deal with it internally.

[Fr3ya1996Babii33]

@JanesCalamity It's so sad that only 15 years ago that was happening, The last asylum closed the year I was born :'(

[icak9]

@JanesCalamity it wasn't really "the long arm of rome." it was ireland. when priests or bishops from other countries like the US visited the irish orphanages and reform schools, they were horrified and warned the irish church that they were doing wrong and were basically on the brink of heresy.

[polythenepally]

@JanesCalamity I wanted to put finger up but I made it wrong. of course I like your comment :)

[djgraememaclean]

@JanesCalamity The Roman Catholic Church is the biggest threat to the freedom of humanity on the face of the earth.

This film is just the tip of the iceberg.

Check out the Jesuits and what these evil scum bags have been up to for hundreds of years.

[veralcina]

@JanesCalamity this sort of stuff still goes on today. In some cultures, if you have a child out of wedlock, your done. Nobody stops to think that perhaps it is not as bad or "sinful" as they are making it out to be.

[sontag21]

@veralcina it's true, but this attitude is always toward women. I've never heard of a man punished for having sex, for liking sex too much etc...

[jrmetmoi]

@sontag21 Men only get raped as children, sometimes maybe as teens and within maximum prison systems like the one in the US.

[musiqtube1]

i thought GOD was the forgiver of ALL sins? why should she give her baby up for adoption? and all decent members of society have sinned.

[ThorneAstor]

I would slapped Sister Bridget right across the face! What a fucking bitch!

[Andyscobie]

@ThorneAstor I'd do more than simply slap her, I'd knock seven shades of shit out of her frail, feeble old body