Comments on: Catholic Church’s cruelty and greed told in the tragic story of an Irish mum

By: Gregory Gray

Gregory Gray — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:54:24 +0000

I was absolutely smitten with the Roman Catholic Church as a little protestant boy. I loved the incense, the Latin ritual, the beautiful vestments, and the Sisters. I became a Catholic in 1962. As I grew into a young man, I entered the seminary and left after two years. Many years later now, and much wiser, I see the hypocracy of religion generally, and I see greed manifested in so many ways. It is largely all about control, money and real estate and how much they can amass. It’s a helluva way to treat people.

By: sinead shaw

sinead shaw — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:40:08 +0000

i read this book about philemmia it was a touching heart renching story. to think god died on the cross so creedy evil demons can take over the faith and create this so called religion . im disgusted calling myself as a catholic due to thr cruel and inhuman things they done to their own people in name of god and to cover it up in boot. its a real disgrace that the irish government helped in everything. sick sick sick.

By: Red Pepper

Red Pepper — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:29:27 +0000

As a result of those years in that convent so many of us married men who were deviant to some degree. Many married men who were alcoholics; I am married to a man who controls every aspect of my life in a total and unbending way; a close friend of mine from those years first married an alcoholic and then had a long relationship with and a son by a married man who was also a control freak, he sexually abused her for years until she had the desperate courage to evict him from her life. A large number of the girls from my era and later are divorced having come out of their troubled relationships. This is depsite the fact that we were reared to believe that divorce is very wrong. I admire their resourcefullness and courage, I posses neither.

By: Red Pepper

Red Pepper — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:28:47 +0000

I went to a Catholic boarding school in Africa for six years in the early 60s, run by nuns. As a Protestant I was almost brainwashed into thinking that I was on a level with the animals. I have no clue whether any of us have souls, and care not, but the general view was that the Catholic children were far superior to us and it was their duty to 'save' us. Beyond making us feel less than the dirt beneath their feet, we all (catholics and non-catholics alike) suffered physical and mental cruelty that was far beyond that of mere punishment for misbehaving., and the best part of it was, our parents didn't, to a person, believe us.

By: GNG

GNG — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:57:23 +0000

No Ivan, I hadn't looked at the actual story itself and I'm amazed and dismayed to find that she is now going to mass again. She is actually giving support to this evil organisation and watering down what should be the effect of the story. It will give catholics who read about this, reason to keep the faith because they'll see that she doesn't hold the catholic church responsible. It's just unbelievable how gullible people can be!

Godless not gormless

By: GNG

GNG — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:57:09 +0000

No I van, I hadn't looked at the actual story itself and I'm amazed and dismayed to find that she is now going to mass again. She is actually giving support to this evil organisation and watering down what should be the effect of the story. It will give catholics who read about this, reason to keep the faith because they'll see that she doesn't hold the catholic church responsible. It's just unbelievable how gullible people can be!

Godless not gormless

By: barriejohn

barriejohn — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:02:23 +0000

I hear there's a little bit of the priest in every altar boy, HD!!

By: Har Davids

Har Davids — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:49:14 +0000

It just shows that there may be a sicko in each and every one of us, thanks to the miracle of religion. I'm glad my parents were just too rational to leave that bit of education out of my life.

By: tomrees

tomrees — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:01:50 +0000

"He gazed up at the enormous face. Forty years it had taken him to learn what kind of smile was hidden beneath the dark moustache. O cruel, needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from the loving breast! Two gin-scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother."

By: barriejohn

barriejohn — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:29:39 +0000

Everyone is now looking to the Third World to see how they can be exploited – just look at the tobacco companies! I was hauled over the coals on The BEattitude for accusing the drug companies of doing the same with their wretched tranquillizers, as I couldn't really come up with reliable, objective evidence for this claim. I know I've seen documentaries and newspaper articles stating that they are pushing these products in Africa and elsewhere, now that the Western world has woken up to their dangers, but that is really just hearsay now. Does anyone have any more reliable information?