November 2018 March 2019 No one would believe how bad it was. June 2021 It was work, work, work. We all knew it was going to be grim. Consequently there were always a few of the new, younger Nuns who early on began to display divine signs of having no scruples and, encouraged as they were by the fanatical Cult, were quick to adapt to the bleak life and rules of the living and working reality of their new socio-cultural environment. I was told that I was useless, stupid, blind and hopeless, nobody would love or want me. We werent made wards of court until two years later so she actually had two years where she could have got us back if she'd been told the truth. Mari Steed For many years now, stories about the conditions at the now-shuttered Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Ireland, have circulated among locals. After being forced to leave the school at 16, Philomena fell pregnant and went into one of Irelands notorious mother and baby homes, where her baby girl was taken away and given up for adoption against her will. and Our Lady of Good Counsel in Yorkville, where the Sisters of Charity were), the Irish Christian Brothers that I had for high school could be a lot worse, being bigger and stronger, and having the same "philosophy" of punishment (seen by my Irish-born . I was constantly humiliated. By She lived at Nazareth House homes in Newcastle and Carlisle until she was 13, in 1944. So I guess if someone can tell me why they are so mean and abusive that would be nice. Why are Nuns so mean? Its a shame, as nuns should represent peace, kindness, and gentleness. I believe in God, though". i think they just really need to get laid, Damn nuns I don't think I have ever met a nun but damn them anyway errrrr. A few Nuns kicked women and children down the stairs and then took the opportunity to kick them as they lay injured or struggling to stand or crawl away. A recent redress fund, set up by the government to provide financial help for the victims, received 16,500 applications, but William is now fighting to scrap the gagging orders required to receive any money. Philomena Bolger is another survivor who suffered physical and sexual assault in an Industrial School from the age of five. March 2021 Most - if not all - of the Irish Nuns were from respectable, rural and middle-class families. Seven months into his stay, in December, William was invited to a staff members room, to help him put up Christmas decorations. Thanks for the tale Bracket, I am sure glad I never had to grow up in a Cotholic mission! Children were also left hungry and cold, with poor hygiene facilities. As the result of a rape and beating by a Nun, I spent two years in a coma in hospital hiding from my mangled mind and body. It is also a powerful order across the world, and its published accounts show it is worth pounds 154m. "Most of the nuns were Irish and though they were trained to be nuns they were not trained to look after kids, and that is where a lot of the problems were. Like many victims, Tom Hayes fled Ireland. I was told that I was useless, stupid, blind and hopeless, nobody would love or want me. If not you got another whacking. July 2020 I was never so happy as when I left that place, but it's stayed with me ever since. Nuns should strive to serve their Lord and Savior as best they can. Reports show that they suffered malnutrition and neglect, which caused the deaths of many, while others died of measles, convulsions, TB, gastroenteritis and pneumonia. Its no wonder nuns can be so cruel. They were not battleaxes or crones. No doubt there were a few gentler Nuns, but they remained passively silent as they watched the violent Nuns run amok, behaving in a frenzied, out-of-control and unrestrained manner. My sister was born and adopted in the US and her birth mom reported being treated badly by the Nuns at the place where she went while pregnant. May 2020 But its also important to remember that Mothers used to be nuns at some point, as its a matter of hierarchy. Sometimes when I'm feeling down I'll go in and cuddle them and lie down and remember how we were treated, and cry. She was sent news of baby Sonia for two years, before she was told she could have no more contact. Then, in March, a shocking report was published into allegations of abuse and brutality at one of the order's homes in Queensland, Australia, over a 90-year period ending only in 1976. And thats a good thing for everyone involved. Never has been and never will be. No one did and I was just told to follow on. The exercise of absolute power is crucial for understanding the running of the Religious Institutions in Ireland. In May 1983, 12-year-old Thomas was taken to Lourdes, by the local charity the Order of Malta, who frequently arranged trips for disabled children. Nuns are supposed to be modest in their appearance, which can lead to them being quite critical of others who dont dress modestly. "Ruthless and sadistic madness on the part of least some of the nuns and a depthless depravity on the part of some of the men are the defining characteristics of at least some of those who ran the orphanage," wrote Professor Grundy. First off I'd change that to SOME nuns, not all. Are just some of them mean? There were very few nuns in many cases in these Magdalen Laundries which were called Asylums up the foundation of the Free State. He would feed him at breakfast, dinner and lunch then undress him and bath him before putting him to bed. March 2018 More than 400 former residents are planning to sue the order over what they claim was cruel, unnecessary and harmful treatment suffered at the hands of the Sisters. In her case, she claims, a company charged 15,000 for work on her home which included 6,000 for a stove which actually cost 475. The Magdalene Laundries in Ireland, also known as Magdalene asylums, were institutions usually run by Roman Catholic orders, which operated from the 18th to the late 20th centuries. For William, and thousands of others, the nightmare goes on. They were like prison officers. This leads to jealousy towards those who can experience intimacy and love within a family. But, back in the day, this is how nuns were taught, and its no wonder they turned out to be so cruel. 5 Top The Silver Thong Member 33.4k January 2018, List of the Magdalene Laundries in Ireland, Mother and Baby Homes, Industrial Schools of Ireland. She was looking for a victim."I was 11 and looked 9. It was a matter of impressing and/or shocking fellow Nuns by specific acts of violence, and thereby proving ones authority and skill. If they see other nuns being cruel, they may think its okay to act the same way. Its not easy to grow up in an abusive or neglectful home, which can lead to trauma and emotional damage. "I call on the Irish State and government to remove the gagging orders and give us survivors the right to speak out for the sake of our mental health.". Wicked City is an erotic thriller set in 1982 Los Angeles where two police detectives, Jack Roth & Paco Contreras, team up with Karen McClaren, Diver Hawkes & Dianne Kubek to find the serial killer Hollywood Slayer and his partner Betty Beaumontaine. The nuns from the Good Shepherd were called, she says. You think your nuns were bad? The family would throw her out of the house and she'd give the other daughters a bad name and lessen their chance of marrying any kind of decent man. Catholic nuns, as decreed by Pope Francis, are not allowed to use smartphones or social media. The allegations stretch back as far as 50 years and are as recent as the 1970s. Some thuggish Nuns who worked in the Magdalene Laundries and other Institutions were notorious for hitting the enslaved women and children for no reason, even beating some to death. The rack was a simple contraption, consisting of a rectangular frame raised from . We found nine reasons that may shock you. "There were two slices of bread and dripping for breakfast, a ladle of soup at dinner and two more slices of bread and dripping in the evening. Power incites, induces and seduces especially when used or mixed with fear. Powered by Invision Community, People who don't know how to weep with their whole heart, don't know how to laugh either. Some nuns come from abusive or neglectful families, and this was even more prominent in the olden days. "You couldn't talk to the nuns in a jokey or friendly way. The first stage of this cruelty was the men who walked away and left the women to be outcasts of society. Four days later, they were taken to the industrial school at Mount Carmel in Moate, Co. Westmeath, run by the Catholic nuns of the Sisters of Mercy. Gmail Nuns indeed put in a lot of hard work. "I left the faith as a direct result and don't describe myself as a Catholic anymore. The nuns were so mentally and physically abusive .the lay teachers were the same . The only subject of conversation was who was for it next. June 2019 They may feel they are missing out on something essential and wonder what could have been. To hide injuries from visitors, children were shut into a "black hole" without bedding, ventilation or light. Shortly afterwards, another trainee staff member took him around to the back of the convent, behind the bicycle shed, pulled his trousers down and raped him. Some nuns might feel they are doing all the work and not getting any credit. "The nuns never believed I was deaf. The tears, the upset of my brothers and sisters, the thought of my father being upset and being lonely was all too much for me, he recalls. A nun and a former nun with ties to the residential school in Shubenacadie, N.S. Eleven nuns were among the 12 people who were arrested and charged on Thursday for years of alleged physical and sexual abuse against children at a Catholic orphanage in Scotland. The female . Its not easy to always obey those in authority, and many nuns who cant obey suffer from stress and anxiety, leading to nuns lashing out at others in positions of power. Why? You believe the bibles the word of god? Anything can trigger flashbacks because there are so many bad memories, he says. My grandmother was 3 years old when she was first brought to the mission. At Christmas there was jam. They would see women who had sex outside marriage as being deviant. November 2019 When America Despised the Irish: The 19th Century's Refugee Crisis Forced from their homeland because of famine and political upheaval, the Irish endured vehement discrimination before making. For being late for prayer. September 2021 Gods truth? You could get beaten for nothing at all. Revelation 18:2-42-"She has fallen! She was wacked in the hand a lot with a ruler. He told me to take my clothes off and he would wash me down and then he started fondling me, before masturbating me, says William. I was terrified the whole time and never had a happy day there. These emotions can eventually turn into anger and resentment. Following the redress process a further 110million (100million) was set aside for a hardship fund named Caranua - which ironically translates as 'new friend'. Orphans, abandoned babies and children deemed uncontrollable or accused of petty crimes were all put in the hands of the nuns who, to the outside world, epitomised kindness and compassion. Ireland's attitude to the Catholic Church has made it possible for people to "literally demonise" nuns and completely obscure the good work they have done over the years. In fact, one priest was a child molester at our high school. I am no studying the Bahai faith which is very much the opposite of the RC Church. Imagine trying to be perfect all the time. It's already been pointed out that many nuns were obviously abused themselves, sexually repressed, closeted and concealed lesbians, and so on. You have to ask why are some women cruel because the reality is some women are cruel. See Part One, Two, Four, Five, Six and Seven. William, one of 13 children born to Catherine and John Gorry in Ballyowen, Co. Offaly, was born partially sighted and two of his brothers were severely disabled. Nuns Break COVID Rules to Attend Exorcism. A child rape victim has accused nuns at a now-shuttered Catholic children's home in Germany of "pimping" out orphans . Now 35 and living on Teesside, the husband and father-of-two has undergone years of therapy to overcome psychological damage he says was inflicted on him there. She remembers a nun who would come to her class every day to choose a student to help her with Mass. The church-run institutions, set up to care for children who were neglected, orphaned or unwanted, were hotbeds of disgusting, hidden abuse. One that stands out is the story of a boy who had become very ill. My mother was one of them. with all the other girls looking on. This woman wouldn't say sh** if she had a mouth full. So nuns did their best to keep you from committing a mortal sin and their way of doing that was to enforce a sort of discipline by various means of which some were mean like hitting your knuckels with a ruler. I love them so much, there are so helpful, I always get sad when they get transferred to another church. Sister Fidelma, an Irish nun at St. Brigid's Abbey is possibly the most interestingand smartestnun ever to be found on the pages of a clerical mystery. The Nuns had been punishing this boy for not doing his chores and on that fateful night he was murdered by the Nuns. And 40 nuns belonging to the Poor Sisters of Nazareth and the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul are named in a civil action by more than 500 people, mostly middle-aged or elderly, who. Respectability was everything for a family, no man would want to marry a women who had been with another man sexually not to mind a woman that had had a child with another man. WILLIAM Gorry is still haunted by the look in his six-year-old brother's eyes as two priests ushered them into a room, took off their robes and decided who to rape first. I was five years of age. We did all the work in the convent, cleaning the windows, scrubbing floors, doing the laundry and washing out the bathrooms. Nuns can be cruel for a variety of reasons. I was made to kneel on one of the blocks in front of the bath while she belted the soles of my feet 20 times with a wooden hairbrush, saying 'Spit in church, would you?' To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. ", News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. This can lead to nuns being quite resentful toward Mothers. Their livesand later their deathshad been shrouded. Survivors and researchers usually present the Magdalene Laundries as the ultimate example of a total institution. We rose at 5am, did the cleaning chores, then got dressed, got breakfast and then went to school. Thanks to all for your replys, I think the hammer has found the nail on this perhaps. Nun abuse is that other dirty little secret of the Catholic Churchand it's a secret that affected, and crushed, the spirits of scores of young women. Your marriage needs to be annulled (not 'divorced') first. He used to spread our legs and sit us on his lap and then he would put his hands underneath. The investigators established the chambers were originally used to treat sewage. Bob Marley, "We went to explore the Moon & discovered the Earth" Gene Cernan. "Most of the nuns were Irish and though they were trained to be nuns they were not trained to look after kids, and that is where a lot of the problems were. 3-For because of the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, all the nations have fallen victim, and the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth became rich owing to the power of her shameless luxury." September 2018 Celibacy is NOT normal for humans. In the 1901 and 1911 Census in there were about 100 inmates in the Magdalen Loundry in Galway..about 8 or 9 nuns. But trying to be perfect always is enough to make anyone go a little crazy. She would choose . During the Age of Exploration, two basic factors influenced the Europeans in their efforts. Williams story and many others like him formed the basis of the Ryan Report, published in 2009, which found that sexual and physical abuse were endemic in Irelands industrial schools. There are times when its hot outside, and the last thing you want to do is dress in heavy clothing. So theres hope in breaking this cycle completely, thus decreasing the cruelty that some nuns display. World Ireland Dublin. "One cold winter's morning at about 6.30, when I was about 11, I was kneeling in church saying my prayers when I sneezed. March 2020 The recipients often turn . October 2019 Nuns. I've never found it easy forming relationships and had periods when I've had to go to hospital and had all sorts of problems.". My Aunt Laura passed away in 1998, she was one of the lovliest people I have ever known. Physical violence was allowed and was encouraged by the frustrated Nuns in all the Institutions in order to get the upper hand - literally and brutally - by striking blows with hands, feet, sticks, chains, metal objects or whatever else came to hand. "The gagging order is such an appalling and cruel abuse to all of us survivors who went through the Redress Board," he says. I think the average age for priests and nuns in the US today is like 70. "When I left [the Cardiff home] at 18 I was just handed a suitcase with hardly anything in it and shown the door. But there is good news in all of this. Yes, these sisters know there were cruel women among them and they live that sense of betrayal very painfully. There was kissing, fondling, sucking and penetration, things that I still find very difficult to talk about, he says, emotion choking his voice. 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