open letter to the Irish Government

The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse is separate from the Residential Institutions Redress Board, which has received some 15,000 applications. It is expected the total cost of awards by the board will exceed €1 billion, of which €128 million has been contributed by 18 religious congregations.

The Christian Brothers, who are severely criticised in the report, also issued an apology. We are deeply sorry for the hurt caused. We are ashamed and saddened that many who complained of abuse were not listened to . . . they said in a statement. We appreciate that no healing is possible without an acknowledgement of our responsibility as a Congregation for what has happened, they added.

More than 1,700 men and women gave evidence of the abuse they suffered as children in institutions, with over half reporting sexual abuse. Accounts of abuse given in relation to 216 institutions are detailed in the report, which runs to nearly 3,000 pages.

More than 800 priests, brothers, nuns and lay people were implicated. The final cost of the commission may be over €100 million.
Thousands of children suffered physical and sexual abuse over several decades in residential institutions run by religious congregations, the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse has found.
The report published yesterday describes how children lived in a climate of fear in the institutions and finds that sexual abuse was endemic in boys institutions. Cases of sexual abuse were hidden by the congregations that ran the institutions and offenders were transferred to other locations where they were free to abuse again, the report says.

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[MrGerryodonothing]

I doubt if youll get it now what with the golden handshakes and the "culture of entitlement" that those in the higher eschelons expect at our expense! but keep reminding them it's the only way to shame them into their duty towards the people whose childhoods they robbed.

[ez3usx2]

when will the brain washed people of the catholic church realize their church is run by a bunch of perverts that have caused untold horrors on its congreation for at least decades.what part of the churches bingo money being used to pay off little boys parents is it the catholics fail to understand???i can see why the ancients wrote this pope would be the last!!!damn the catholic church to hell quit supporting their abuse of mankind see them for the perverts they obviously are.close the pope down

[ez3usx2]

knowledge will bring true freedom.