The inquiry committee of the Irish Government on the reception system and education of children and young people in a state of neglect or family problems or social, has published the results of work in a document of more than 2500 pages, covering the period 1914 to 2000, and which shows a disturbing picture of the entire system of custody of children to institutions and religious congregations.
Ireland in recent years has dealt with all cases of child custody with a policy of "institutionalization", or preferring to rely on non-family structures, rather than educational institutions and collegial. It 'obvious that this type of activity was and is carried out primarily, if not almost exclusively by Catholic religious congregations, such as Italy, Ireland being the country with a strong Catholic majority.
The Committee noted in this system of expectations a systemic problem. Italy saw it in the seventies about the asylums, and for this reason have been abolished, preferring, at least in theory, support type of home for the mentally ill, through family homes or small structures.
The Committee itself has stated an interest in both economic deference "political" by the Ministry of Education against the religious congregations, who have continued their business in this lucrative industry with the full support of the Ministry. Within this existential
organization has emerged a situation of degradation and abuse on children of Dickensian impression and fully inserted in the same system. E 'showed a picture of physical violence, psychological and sexual generalized by all those employed in the management of children, violence inherent in itself a religious organization.
controls load in the Ministry were largely insufficient, as was a deference and a laxity on the part of state institutions very difficult to explain, if not with the fact that religious congregations earned political credit as such. Often, physical inspections were only minor and superficial, so it hardly could have been emerging cases of abuse described by the same committee. In particular, the conclusions drawn in the 4th volume
, 6 th chapter of the summary document are very frightening. Reading the document:
The Rules and Regulations governing the use of corporal punishment Were disregarded with the knowledge of the Department of Education.
The Legislation and the Department of Education guidelines Were unambiguous in the Restrictions Placed on corporal punishment. These limits However, We're Not Observed In Any of the schools investigated. Complaints of physical abuse Were frequent enough for the Department of Education to be aware That More Than They Referred to sporadic acts of violence by individuals burdens. The Department Knew That Were endemic violence and beatings Within the system itself. So
regulations regarding corporal punishment were rejected in all the host institutions. The Ministry was aware that the violence and beatings were endemic in the system.
The Harshness of the scheme Was inculcated into the culture of the schools by successive generations of Brothers, priests and nuns.
The hardness of the life of the Congregation was in the culture of the institutions handed down by generations of monks, priests and nuns.
It Was not the result of systemic and individual Breaches by persons who operated outside Lawful Good and boundaries.
The violence was systemic and not marginal or sporadic by some operators.
Children lived with the daily terror of Not Knowing Where the next beating Was coming from.
Children living in daily terror of not knowing where the next blows would have originated. Was
Sexual abuse endemic in boys' Institutions.
Abuse male sex were endemic in the institutions.
perpetrators of abuse Were Able to operate undetected for long periods at the core of Institutions.
abusers had the opportunity to continue their violence with impunity for a long period of time
Cases of sexual abuse Were managed with a view to minimising the risk of public disclosure and consequential damage to the institution and the Congregation. This policy resulted in the protection of the perpetrator.
The safety of children in general Was not a consideration.
cases of abuse were treated to minimize the impact of public congregation. This policy resulted in the protection of abusers. The protection of children in general was not a problem.
In general, male religious congregations Their Were not prepared to accept responsibility for the sexual abuse perpetrated That Their members. Congregational loyalty enjoyed priority over other Considerations Including safety and protection of children.
male religious congregations were not willing to accept their responsibilities in case of abuses by its members. Loyalty to the Congregation came first.
In the case of female institutions run by nuns, sexual abuse were fewer in number, although the physical and psychological violence were endemic to the same extent, and more targeted to the humiliation of the child. The attitude of the puritanical and bigoted Sisters of the argument against sex, anyway, although they were more disposed to the moral condemnation of that conduct, prevented them to receive confessions and confidences by minors.
Nuns' attitudes and mores Made It Difficult for Them to deal with and Openly and candidly Such cases of sexual assault victims felt shame and fear of reporting sexual abuse.
In addition to this framework, but on occasions the perpetrators were discovered, and qual'ora this was an issue for the congregation, they were simply transferred to other facilities, free to continue their activities.
Ratzinger himself in his document "Crimen
Solicitationis "recommended maximum secrecy in cases of sexual abuse.
The so-called voluntary social religious, particularly Catholic, has always had a kind of moral leadership in the management of society, whether it's abandoned children, as well as the mentally ill, elderly or poor. This activity, besides being, and still be extremely lucrative, has contributed, as the same advertising
for the target of eight per thousand would point out, the reputation of the Gospel that the Church was meant to build around.
The Irish government commission report shows, once again, what is hidden, often behind an and importance and vocation should be conducted in the most humanly possible. Cardinal Sean Brady says he's "deeply sorry" for sexual abuse. "I am ashamed that children have suffered in a way so bad in these institutions" is the statement of the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland. However, religious associations have continued to resist the commission of inquiry, while legal restrictions and time passing has left most of the perpetrators unpunished.
Shame confronted with cases that are not attributable to a few individuals or isolated, but systemic and well-known, even at high hierarchies can not vanish in the face of false pretenses apologies and regrets.
must replace the secular ethics, once and for all the religious superstructure and the monopoly they have in working capital.
