I was taught by the (un) Christian Brothers (another Irish Order)back in the 1950's and early 60's and could certainly expound on their treatment of little boys as something to be beaten or abused at their behest. Although I am still a practicing catholic, I feel that over the years I have lost faith in what I call the Bricks and Mortar or Church Temporal. To me it seems to have lost the message of goodwill to all men preached by its founder. The church now is little more that a Pharisee based organisation who are only interested in "Keeping to the rules2 and continually trying to supress the increasing voice of the laity. I thank God that my faith is not in them but in the one who preached that original message which still has relevance today if heeded