A sombre silence fell over Dublin
The Times of London is reporting this morning [1] that:
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:
