IRELAND
Sunday World
Tuesday 10th June 2014
● FR. BRIAN D’ARCY
The recent revelations about the mistreatment of young children and babies in homes run by religious orders continues to shock and dismay me.
When I first heard the news that more than 800 babies were buried in what was formally a septic tank I was astonished – because initially I thought it happened in some famine-stricken country today.
Then I thought I was hearing about Nazi Germany. But when I realised it happened in Ireland during my own lifetime to children in the care of religious sisters, I was overcome with a deep sorrow bordering on depression.
There appears to be no reason to doubt the veracity of the horror stories that have come out in the past few days. Yet we do need to be certain of all the facts – and I hope that will be the first thing the Government does.
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