The recent visit by Pope Francis has given us all time for some necessary reflection. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar summed up the situation accurately, bravely, and succinctly and I paraphrase:
“It is a history of sorrow and shame. In place of Christian charity, forgiveness and compassion, too often there was judgment, severity and cruelty, in particular, towards women and children and those on the margins.
Magdalene Laundries, Mother and Baby Homes, industrial schools, illegal adoptions and clerical child abuse are stains on our State, society and the Catholic Church. Wounds are still open and there is much to be done to bring about justice and truth and healing.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/views/yourview/readers-blog-holier-than-thou-take-a-look-in-the-mirror-866290.html
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