Nuns beat, humiliated children-forced them to eat vomit
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I was taught by nuns, at least until high school. I remember them telling us if we “abused” ourselves we would get stomach cancer and die. I remember them telling us if we had “impure” thoughts, the devil would come and get us in our sleep. All of these things, and much more, the sexually suppressed nuns would tell little children. For years I was unable to sleep properly because my stomach was upset and I was afraid the devil was going to come and get me.
According to the Guardian, nuns beat children for bedwetting, put soiled sheets on their heads to humiliate them, and forced them to eat their own vomit when they were sick, at least according to accusations made today at a hearing into care homes in Northern Ireland.
Senior Counsel Christine Smith also accused the nuns at the Sisters of Nazareth order of bathing children in disinfectant and threatening to send them to an adult mental hospital if they failed to conform. What’s more, said Smith, the nuns have been slow in aiding this historic inquiry, the Belfast Telegraph reports.
The Sisters, upon questioning, told the panel that individual sisters or staff members may have acted poorly after working long hours with troubled children. The hearing is part of a wider investigation into 16 state- and church-run care homes, orphanages, and other facilities in Northern Ireland between 1922 and 1995.
Those at Nazareth House, one of two homes run by the sisters, date back to 1996, when allegations were raised with police, who later told the home “that a prosecution would not be made,” Smith said.
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I just watched the Magdalene movie again and this just makes my blood boil. There is an extra circle in that hell for people that abuse kids.
But they were “doing the work of the lord!” How can any of them be criticized in any way? They are sanctified nuns who have given their lives to serving jesus. That means their methods, while seeming unusual to others, have been blessed by god.
Shame on you evil heathens!
BTW, what happened to that sarcasm symbol idea?
James some of us don’t need sarcasm symbols. We do just fine without them 🙂
I am still inclined to follow the first rule of technical writing where I spent so many years. “It must be written so it cannot be misunderstood.”
That takes precedence over grammar, spelling, and punctuation, too.
It’s amazing how many people I worked beside, including editors, that did not understand that or did not agree.
I was thinking of ;! before and after, like quotation marks. Although a single unique symbol would be more to my personal liking. A ∑ before and after would work.
I’m not sure everyone would have ready access to it. on the Mac, it’s Opt+W so it’s simple to do. I’ll have to check my Windows system.