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Nearly 800 infant remains found in septic tank at nun-run Irish unwed mother and baby home (www.foxla.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The home, which was run by an order of Catholic nuns and closed in 1961, was one of many such institutions that housed tens of thousands of orphans and unmarried pregnant women who were forced to give up their children throughout much of the 20th century.

In 2014, historian Catherine Corless tracked down death certificates for nearly 800 children who died at the home in Tuam between the 1920s and 1961 — but could only find a burial record for one child.

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[–] [email protected] 116 points 2 weeks ago (13 children)

Satanic Panic was projection.

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[–] [email protected] 76 points 2 weeks ago (21 children)

Religion has historically provided a safe haven to the sick and twisted among society, where they're allowed to act with impunity due to their perceived status.

That's not directly due to the religion; but rather due to the societal pedestal being devout seems to put people on; "a holy person could never do that to a child" etc...

The reality is, other areas that benefit from this sort of status too find themselves riddled with bad actors... Just look through charity organisations and I can guarantee you'll be combing over a sea of sociopaths buying themselves good credit with public opinion rather than people looking to make a difference because they want to (not to say these people don't exist; they just don't end up running the show normally)

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 weeks ago

Based

[–] [email protected] 82 points 2 weeks ago (13 children)

To the "religion is what makes us civil" crowd, fuck off all the way to whatever hell you believe in or just the sun.

Disclaimer: This is not a call for violence.

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[–] [email protected] 61 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Every time I run into a pro lifer, I tell them about what happened in Ireland.

Most of them ignore me, some say it's worth it.

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

My dad recent got a decent payout for being the internationally trafficked childhood victim of one of these unwed mother homes…

Not worth his lifetime of trauma, nor the issues that came with being sold at age 4 to a “keeping up appearances” family that sent him away to boarding school on top of everything..

But it’s something.. he’s mid 70s, so you know, totally enough time to use the money.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

How do they determine age with a DNA test? Wouldn’t say look at the remains from the death baby’s? I have questions.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

dna gives you parent gives you when they were there? assuming they kept records of who lived there.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But that would mean they collected maternal samples as well. And they didn’t say that. In the 60s that is highly unlikely.