The beating as punishment and as a means of control was across the board in this country well scotland catholic and prodesent. It was government allowed regardless of religiouse belife or perswasion.

That being said i know only to well of the abusive situasion of the catholik run instituasions.

My father was educated by the Christian brothers and left when he was about 14 he couldn't stick it ...he became a buisness man as he had no qualificasions, his brother became an arcuteck from the educasion he did manage to get...The educasion was and still is good the means however dosen't justify the ends

My grandfather had a nerviouse brakdowen at 13 or so and had to be sent back home to Italy....due to the school treatment. The more sensitive the worst it was on certine people.

A frend had her baby taken by the order hannilore refered to the baby thirty or so now but her and her Mum reunited and getting on fine.....My frend had to waite for the preist to die before she was given the informasion as to wear the baby was placed....after all that time the baby had growen up within twenty miles of wear she lived....My mate aint a big fan of the ordeer and felt it more to do with the whole stigma and shame of being pregnant and unwed at that time.....She came from a good family and when she came out after given birth she was sent away to another country for six mounths but at lest she got out. She a good fine woman today hurt terriblie by the ordeal but a good woman nethertheless.

My mum was placed in the nun's care when she was a teenager, she'd been sexuly attacked and the thought at the time was she was now damaged goods....so send her away for her owen protection.....Instead of care and support maybee councelling this is the care that was given....my mum live'd and died in fear of god and terror of nun's and the whole religiouse system and could't rebell agenst it for fear of her mortal soul..... they got you all way's. their is nuthing more powerfull than controlling minds and actions in this world and in the afterlife.

My biggest gripe is the harm they do to a persons idea or image of god!!!!

I have a whole harted love and belife in god.....i have an strange attitude to the GOD FEARIND squade. ....think on it ...Should it not be GOD LOVING thats what i want my child to have a love of god and the belife that god love's him not this fear based nonsence.

i better go before i get more cross
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