“It was the 1970′s and we weren’t aware of the damage that child abuse could do” ??? What kind of shite is this – what did they think child abuse was? It was the same in the 1970′s and the 1870′s as it is now? It is the betrayal of the innocence of childhood. The context of society standards at any time is no excuse- it is morally wrong and thats all there is to it! But what do the church know about morality?

as they say in Irish….”tá siad lán cac”…!