Yesterday
thousands of women, youth and babies were honored at the Glasnevin
Cemetery – victims of nuns at the Irish Catholic Magdalene Laundries. An
estimated 30,000 suffered psychological, sexual, emotional and physical
abuse and death at the hands of Catholic Sisters of the Magdalene
Order. There were even stories of the Catholic nuns killing newborn
babies of the women incarcerated there. http://www.anphoblacht.com/contents/23818
The
Vatican and Sisters of the Magdalene Order have yet to make an apology,
or compensate victims. After 44 years survivors still awaited justice.
The scandal broke in the 1970′s and the last laundry was closed in 1996.
Finally in Feb 2013 and on behalf of the Irish government, Taoiseach
Enda Kenny apologized for the hurt the women endured. He made a
yet-to-be-kept promise to make available “a process to help and support
the women in their remaining years.”
http://childabuserecovery.com/thousands-abused-died-at-hands-of-catholic-nuns-no-apology/
http://childabuserecovery.com/thousands-abused-died-at-hands-of-catholic-nuns-no-apology/
