"And only the Irish people had the power to stop them, and they didn't."
You are now adopting the ploy used by every rape defence council in history - "The victim could have said no"
Beneath contempt
You have now made this a racist attack on the Irish
Also beneath contempt
This is an international affair - the Irish have brought it into the open and since they have, the international nature of these crimes have gradually
now emerged
The people of Boston could have stopped it
You ignore the power exercised by the church - from birth, a power they are fighting to retain
The Jesuits boasted about that power "Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man"
You ignore the fact that that power made them virtually invulnerable, especially in their alliance with the State
It has taken revelations of the widespread and long term abuse of children under the influence of the church to weaken that power and finally break that grip - hopefully, once and for all
Now we see the various factions taking up their positions - you have obviously decided which side you are on
You have decided on a racist stance
You have a list of the countries involved so far - you continue to make this an anti-Irish attack
Shame on you Joe, deep shame on you
Jim Carroll