tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post5505114525389559794..comments2024-03-12T19:57:41.861+00:00Comments on THINKING CATHOLICISM: Thinking Catholicismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16589713565062075036noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-52882814408754840842017-03-07T11:54:13.853+00:002017-03-07T11:54:13.853+00:00The Tuam mother/baby Home operated from 1925 to 19...The Tuam mother/baby Home operated from 1925 to 1961 and that seems to be the period in question. <br />The Bon Secours religious Order have, however, built and operate other medical institutions since. As far as I know, some of these newer hospitals etc are private medical facilities which charge fees. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-52474707576567890532017-03-07T10:39:11.142+00:002017-03-07T10:39:11.142+00:00Jesus summed the whole TUAM affair up with a state...Jesus summed the whole TUAM affair up with a statement that covered most things like this.<br /><br />IF YOU HAVE DONE IT TO THE LEAST OF THESE THEN YOU HAVE DONE IT TO ME. Big Hankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937603095036374725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-72368152021108943912017-03-07T07:31:16.520+00:002017-03-07T07:31:16.520+00:00That hospital needs closed and its assets seized
W...That hospital needs closed and its assets seized<br />Why is it still operating ???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-7391962139502866542017-03-07T02:14:52.543+00:002017-03-07T02:14:52.543+00:00Totally agree Magna Carta. That rather flowery su...Totally agree Magna Carta. That rather flowery summary of Trocaire's financial accounting doesn't answer the question whatsoever of sending Bishops on fact finding missions (junkets). Flights and hotels paid for in return for some smiling faces of the Episcopate on Trocaire literature. Imagine the amount of starving people who could be fed instead of funding expensive tv adverts placed at prime time slots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-31971732233278374012017-03-07T00:45:05.322+00:002017-03-07T00:45:05.322+00:0000:20, you complain about Bishop P's 'rage...00:20, you complain about Bishop P's 'rage and indignation' at the Tuam baby scandal? What the Hell else did you expect?!Magna Cartahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242128271477821605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-4369476132025840572017-03-06T23:18:17.548+00:002017-03-06T23:18:17.548+00:0021:04, I almost forgot this. Does it publish the a...21:04, I almost forgot this. Does it publish the amounts spent on episcopal and other junkets? Or is it more coy about this when it comes to financial 'transparency '?Magna Cartahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242128271477821605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-24744962953845198102017-03-06T22:38:24.107+00:002017-03-06T22:38:24.107+00:0021:04, thank you.21:04, thank you.Magna Cartahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242128271477821605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-21657347063551088602017-03-06T21:55:03.047+00:002017-03-06T21:55:03.047+00:0019.30 Ireland is under anaesthetic I think. Saying...19.30 Ireland is under anaesthetic I think. Saying they don't give a S*ite is over simplefying the matterFly on Th Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520198020314816276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-88801516369992065342017-03-06T21:04:06.068+00:002017-03-06T21:04:06.068+00:00It publishes annual financial statements that are ...It publishes annual financial statements that are independently audited and made available for public inspection on its website. It says it helped 2.4 million people in the last financial year, that 93% of donations are spent on charitable purposes, and it does not pay top-ups or bonuses to staff. It has few staff and publishes their salary bands. It understands that full financial transparency is essential to retain the trust and confidence of its donors. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-62506023570454432582017-03-06T21:03:13.948+00:002017-03-06T21:03:13.948+00:00Good on Kenny toniteGood on Kenny toniteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-78855594429585409682017-03-06T21:01:52.529+00:002017-03-06T21:01:52.529+00:00TheACPI are a group and as such a useless bodyTheACPI are a group and as such a useless bodyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-77339665160848311632017-03-06T20:59:03.166+00:002017-03-06T20:59:03.166+00:00So did he ever say anything or apologise for his m...So did he ever say anything or apologise for his misguided ruling of the massesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-56747064308924184222017-03-06T20:35:30.257+00:002017-03-06T20:35:30.257+00:00And I hope the investigating officers will not be ...And I hope the investigating officers will not be senior friends / golf partners of Irish bishops and clergy Thinking Catholicismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16589713565062075036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-65449500232227085292017-03-06T20:25:00.223+00:002017-03-06T20:25:00.223+00:00For what it's worth. I did see a report in tod...For what it's worth. I did see a report in today's paper to the effect that Ms Frances Fitzgerald, the Republic's Justice Minister has said that it is now "inevitable" that the Gardai are called in to investigate this matter. We'll see.. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-48894764547943419732017-03-06T20:24:05.469+00:002017-03-06T20:24:05.469+00:00Archbishop Joseph Walsh.Archbishop Joseph Walsh.Thinking Catholicismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16589713565062075036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-27638355791204939122017-03-06T20:15:18.893+00:002017-03-06T20:15:18.893+00:00Who was the bishop of Tuam in the 40/50s
Of course...Who was the bishop of Tuam in the 40/50s<br />Of course the rc church was to blame<br />Parish priest ruled the roost then and brought our pregnant<br />daughters to that hom<br />AS IT WAS CONSIDERED A MORTAL SIN TO GET PREGNANT OUTSIDE MARRIAGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-71042743998259982302017-03-06T19:30:32.693+00:002017-03-06T19:30:32.693+00:00Jesus god forgive me pat but this is bad. 800+ lit...Jesus god forgive me pat but this is bad. 800+ little babies - what shocks me more is the lack of reaction in Ireland - this should be all over the news and newspapers at the moment - people need to be brought to account for this - very little reaction in Ireland about this - get the feeling the country has given up and this is just something else that happened - its time to wake up IRELAND Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-70855404263738531012017-03-06T19:28:11.841+00:002017-03-06T19:28:11.841+00:00What about John Kirby and Trocaire?????? What about John Kirby and Trocaire?????? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-12058945879257419182017-03-06T18:47:00.923+00:002017-03-06T18:47:00.923+00:00The ACPI website has a very interesting piece on t...The ACPI website has a very interesting piece on this story by Pádraig McCarthy. One commentator asks why the babies were not buried in the Holy Angels' plot in the local cemetery. One possible answer: local people did not want the remains of their children being mixed with the remains of children who died in the home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-64278143688304213442017-03-06T18:36:24.091+00:002017-03-06T18:36:24.091+00:00And it is the moral duty of all who recognise the ...And it is the moral duty of all who recognise the brainwashing to recognise its full effects on themselves as well as educating others. As an ex-Catholic myself, I think it will take my whole life to move on to the point where my entire life is lived in a conscious, adult way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-88963366144361835122017-03-06T18:32:14.046+00:002017-03-06T18:32:14.046+00:0017.29
So isn't it obvious...the burial of thes...17.29<br />So isn't it obvious...the burial of these babies was abusive<br />Numerous reports say that little ones there were underfed...isn't that abusive<br />The fact that pregnant young women were abandoned there is abusive<br />Abandoning your pregnant family member was the result of rc teaching<br />Need I go on!!!!!!!!!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-85781729901578012472017-03-06T17:35:58.780+00:002017-03-06T17:35:58.780+00:00So if you've lots of money you can by-pass the...So if you've lots of money you can by-pass the waiting list and be treated by nuns. bottom line is nuns are capitalists! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-72250048974569840892017-03-06T17:31:48.905+00:002017-03-06T17:31:48.905+00:00@14:58, is that the monologue to the book? I'd...@14:58, is that the monologue to the book? I'd say it will make for great reading. Perhaps a nomination for best fiction of the year Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-82638538250206067682017-03-06T17:29:40.143+00:002017-03-06T17:29:40.143+00:00Actually they legally owned and operated the home ...Actually they legally owned and operated the home but with the states consent. Why didn't the state protect these children IF and only IF abuse is being alleged Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-72788864981340585102017-03-06T16:38:17.270+00:002017-03-06T16:38:17.270+00:00(To MMM) I am poster 14,43--Appreciated your comme...(To MMM) I am poster 14,43--Appreciated your comment - - Thanks. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com