Father Heathen
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How do you look at the fact that 800 children were killed without also looking at the who, where, why, and how behind it? It's not about "using" the church's crimes to make it "look" bad.
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Irish Nuns discarding children
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How do you look at the fact that 800 children were killed without also looking at the who, where, why, and how behind it? It's not about "using" the church's crimes to make it "look" bad.
Jeremiahcp
Well-Known Jerk
As it turns out they weren't killed.
whirlingmerc
Well-Known Member
There is a large difference between being religious and being Christian... there have always been cultural Christians going through the motions.
The report I read said the children' skeletons were found by a youth lifting a slab covering the entrance to the septic tank, which sort of suggest the tank was disused. The cause fo the children's deaths is of importance if they were killed rather than allowed to die. However, using a septic tank for disposal of the bodies does raise the question of where in the Bible does it suggest dead children should be treated as if excreta?
The history of the Catholic church from its early days to the present is a history of outrages against humanity, it should be proscribed by all civilised societies.
The history of the Catholic church from its early days to the present is a history of outrages against humanity, it should be proscribed by all civilised societies.
Glaurung
Denizen of Niflheim
It shouldn't be news to anyone that the infant mortality rate in Ireland during the first half of the twentieth century was high. I don't know much about this case but if I am understanding some posters in this thread, they're accusing these nuns of infanticide?
The bodies may have been coldly interred, I don't defend that. But that people would jump to accusations of murder speaks volumes to me.
The bodies may have been coldly interred, I don't defend that. But that people would jump to accusations of murder speaks volumes to me.
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roger1440
I do stuff
Were they murdered or did they die of disease? Maybe both, there is a medium between the two. If the cause of death can be attributed to neglect it can be considered as involuntary manslaughter. It wouldn’t be unusual for an orphanage with very limited funds to have very limited resources for the children including limited staff, limited medicine, etc…
Manslaughter - Wikipedia
Manslaughter - Wikipedia