It is true about sadistic behavior, and I think it is entertwined with sexual perversion and/or deprivation, regardless of orientation. And they say once sex and violence get mixed together, it is almost impossible to separate them.

Christian brothers were notorious, in Ireland, Canada and Australia and I believe pedophile rings have been documented.

I had some nasty nuns in high school although wonderful ones in grade school.

One thing we have to remember is the background of poverty this all ..most of it..took place in....probably many of the nonabused kids might have been better off even in fairly bad schools than left to rot in the streets or whatever their alternatives were. Also, most of us have not dedicated our lives to very ornery teenagers. Some will engage you and wear you down and it is easy to see how you would want to really be in control as an adult. Well, it is a complicated situation. One sad note is one of the Dubliners has said that he was abused, I think by the Christian Brothers. But it is good that well-known people are speaking out.

And it is too early to even think of healing. We have to get to the root of all this and root out the evil and dysfunction..well, at least the evil. mg