[Mrs. Don-o]

I have been enjoying Brendan O'Neill for years in his online publication, Spiked. I disagree with him plenty, but I respect his use of facts and reason, and his apparent immunity from many of the fads and fevers infecting the secular Left. He's still --- after Nat Hentoff --- my favorite atheist.

Good to see somebody taking the British and Irish journalist-jackals to task.

[Smokin' Joe]

...peskily committed to historical accuracy rather than to the grander goal of making the Catholic Church appear as rotten and warped as possible, regardless of the facts.

I can't help but think that those who practice the latter have an axe to grind over the Church's continuing refusal to change its stance on either abortion or homosexuality, and the baby murderers and perverts are doing everything in their power to try to Alinsky the Church.

And then, there are those who would start the "Troubles" all over again, even here.

[vladimir998]

“And yet, some are wondering out loud if it was nonetheless legitimate and good to have produced so many embellished stories about evil nuns in recent years, as a way of highlighting the broader culture of abuse in the Catholic Church.”

Translation: Lies that hurt the Church and aid Liberals are okay!

[G Larry]

How about somebody do a 50 year study of the New York City PUBLIC SCHOOL system?

Chicago?
Detroit?
Los Angeles?
Washington D.C.?
San Francisco?

[Gay State Conservative]

Of course *any* abuse of young kids (male *or* female) is beyond disgraceful but Western leftists,knowing that the Catholic Church is the biggest single obstacle to them achieving their filthy goals,have been on a 10 year jihad (yes,jihad) against the Church using this as their wedge.It's straight out of "Rules For Radicals".I'd wager the clothes on my back that clergy of other faiths...particularly the “progressive” ones...have been at least as guilty as Catholic priests of such crimes (and sins...not that all “faiths” recognize “sin”).

[DMG2FUN]

The perverted homosexuals are attacking the church from the inside. They become priest. Then rape young boys. Then go to confression. Nothing can be reported to the police.

[Cicero]

Great article. Thanks for posting.

The Church in Ireland managed to survive hundreds of years of oppression by the British Protestant invaders, but these new attacks have been more effective—along with betrayals by some of the more liberal Irish politicians.

There are some pretty disgusting comments at the bottom of the article, comparing this study to Holocaust Denial, as well as some intelligent comments from readers who defend it. Liberals tend to be too closed minded to listen to the facts, no matter how clearly stated.

[bramps]

To anyone reading this article:

When you heard about Jerry Sandusky and Penn State, were you not horrified to learn that children were raped by a monster, others knew about it, yet did nothing to stop it and yet more children were raped?

Now please tell me what's different from this situation and what has happened at the Catholic church (except on a much larger scale at the Catholic church). Personally I don't think any embellishment is necessary. Please don't shoot the messenger, just tell me what's different.