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Thread #128156   Message #2912393
Posted By: GUEST,Peter Laban
23-May-10 - 04:28 AM
Thread Name: BS: Clerical child abuse Part 94....
Subject: RE: BS: Clerical child abuse Part 94....
Nobody in his right mind "knowingly harbor(s) criminals who rape children," if you put it in those words. But you can take what actually happened and put a bit of "spin" on it, and make it sound really bad. And the result is that you can justify characterizing the other person as a demon

Where is the spin in the way the Norbetine order sheltered Breandan Smyth and put him to work as a councellor of young children Joe ?

I've found that nuns are in the forefront of people who have dealt directly and sympathetically with victims

Again Joe, individual members of the clergy are no doubt sympathetic to the victims of abuse. But how do you look upon the nuns who wore their corporate hat when they hammered out a deal with the Irish Government about compensation for the victims of abuse suffered in the Industrial Schools?