Throughout this thread Keith has insisted on the total innocence of the Christian church regarding persecution.
He has mouthed meaningless mealy-mouthed and uncannily church-like platitudes of sympathy for the Clerical rape victims, yet he has never once condemned a religious institution that can house such monsters
Nor has he uttered one single word of condemnation of the churchmen who acted as their accomplices, not only refusing to expose them but actively participating in their crimes by allowing them to continue to hold office in parishes where their criminal activities unknown.
No word on the leadership of the most powerful Christian Church in the world who still refuses access to documents which would make clear the suffering of rape victims.
If the church is so ineffectual and has no say in Government, why have so few child rapists been brought to book for their crimes?
Why has there never been on accomplice to these crimes tried - or even accused of complicity, other than by victims who have been
He has had pointed out the extreme brutality of the Magdalene Laundries where young women suffered conditions akin to slavery and extreme brutality - not even a word of acknowledgement - no word on the contemptuous attitude still being displayed towards their victims.
The Industrial Schools such as Ferns and Letterfrack, where young men suffered similar conditions - nothing.
The boast of the Jesuits that if they were given access to a seven-year-old child's mind they would produce a "lifelong Christian" - not a single word - an open confession of brainwashing - 'pure imagination'.
What is "laughable" is the idea that anybody who had defended and denied these crimes at great length should demand that we express sympathy for the Christian victims of persecution and keep silent on those who have suffered horrifically at the hands of the Christian church - now that I do find hilarious!
Jim Carroll