Published on National Catholic Reporter (http://ncronline.org)

A sombre silence fell over Dublin

Dennis Coday  |  Jun. 11, 2009 NCR Today

The Times of London is reporting this morning [1] that:

A sombre silence fell over Dublin yesterday when thousands of men, women and children marched through the capital to highlight decades of abuse in Catholic-run residential institutions, a shameful secret exposed last month by a government report.

Hundreds of thousands of children passed through orphanages and care homes run by religious orders ... Horrific stories of rape and beatings carried out by sadistic nuns and brothers went unbelieved and ignored for decades until publication of the Ryan report last month unleashed a national wave of anger.

Victims, their families and advocates marched on the Dail (the Irish parliament). More stories here:

Source URL (retrieved on 05/19/2013 - 10:48): http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/sombre-silence-fell-over-dublin

Links:
[1] http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_1_0_t&usg=AFQjCNHMCSH04feDsQu4HERWSbF3_UyNQA&cid=1258332071&ei=yvAwSqjIKaXmNbDahnI&rt=SEARCH&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesonline.co.uk%2Ftol%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fireland%2Farticle6474485.ece
[2] http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_1_1_aa&usg=AFQjCNF4C9vbhpe6aI7bl0sd9ewQw9Ca3w&cid=1258332071&ei=yvAwSqjIKaXmNbDahnI&rt=SEARCH&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fhostednews%2Fafp%2Farticle%2FALeqM5hXR-X_ibEJhN0lj2Ohgj7q0Dm7WA
[3] http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_1_2_aa&usg=AFQjCNGxpyE6XBqh-eic7D6C9WgXUQMSpQ&cid=1258332071&ei=yvAwSqjIKaXmNbDahnI&rt=SEARCH&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Fnewspaper%2Ffrontpage%2F2009%2F0611%2F1224248613162.html
[4] http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_1_3_aa&usg=AFQjCNFZYVIEmldntqBdQJjeLqjIKZNV5g&cid=1258332071&ei=yvAwSqjIKaXmNbDahnI&rt=SEARCH&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indcatholicnews.com%2Fnews.php%3FviewStory%3D14459