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The Sand Reckoner

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27. The catholic church

Reply to hunter (Reply #25)

Sat Mar 4, 2017, 02:37 PM

Mar 2017

has been propping up vile dictators and despots for far longer than the United States has existed. They used to hide behind the name of "kings" who claimed their right to rule came from "god" (the catholic god, of course). They were enthusiastic supporters and enablers of genocide in the New World long before 1776, all in the name of spreading their religious hegemony.

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Experts find mass grave at ex-Catholic orphanage in Ireland [View all] StevieM Mar 2017 OP

I wonder if these were all natural deaths. smirkymonkey Mar 2017 #1

Only If You Consider Severe Neglect and Starvation "Natural" Leith Mar 2017 #4

That's sick. smirkymonkey Mar 2017 #12

Because they were born out of wedlock elmac Mar 2017 #9

They were innocent. smirkymonkey Mar 2017 #13

This Is Just the Latest in a Long Line of Atrocities Leith Mar 2017 #2

The Baby Scoop Era was a disgraceful time, and Ireland may well have been worse than anywhere. StevieM Mar 2017 #5

So true, Wellstone ruled Mar 2017 #6

Yes, Philomena. elleng Mar 2017 #7

This is how the real story of the Magdalene Laundries surfaced. Boomerproud Mar 2017 #3

The movie of the same name is heartbreaking Merlot Mar 2017 #16

And people still say the Catholic Church is a force for good in the world. Ligyron Mar 2017 #8

Is this definitive proof that Gymbo Mar 2017 #10

The babies were illegitimate and born from sin. keithbvadu2 Mar 2017 #11

Unwed mothers and their children-It wasn't stoning but was on the continuum. delisen Mar 2017 #14

Joni Mitchell's "Magdalene Laundries" frogmarch Mar 2017 #15

Perhaps Sinead O'Connor was justified dembotoz Mar 2017 #17

She was. nt msanthrope Mar 2017 #18

She was, completely The Sand Reckoner Mar 2017 #19

Come on, slavery and genocide by white U.S.A. was no picnic. hunter Mar 2017 #25

The catholic church The Sand Reckoner Mar 2017 #27

She was. Solly Mack Mar 2017 #20

K&R Solly Mack Mar 2017 #21

See my post right below yours. (eom) StevieM Mar 2017 #23

I'm so glad you added your thread link!! Solly Mack Mar 2017 #24

Here is a thread I started in 2014 about this matter. StevieM Mar 2017 #22

A lot of people need to go to jail for this HoneyBadger Mar 2017 #26