And that - right there - is the heart of the problem.
Treat young girls as “fallen” - as the fathers of these babies escape scorn and shame.
What are parents to do? Send their daughters to The Home. Try to give them another chance at life - leave the forgotten babies with the nuns.
(One article I read described The Home as being involved with Protestants as well)
PARTLY a religious issue - obviously- concerning teachings regarding fornication.
But when a group of people determine that child abandonment is a less severe “sin” than fornication ... That is a cultural problem.
So it appears while The Home may have helped families cope with embarrassment & shame - a bunch of outnumbered nuns were expected to care for an unmanageable number of children with little money - food- or supplies.
Anyone who read Angela’s Ashes has an idea what the mortality rate was like during this time period due to disease.
Evil?
I’m guessing if you do not have the resources to properly feed, clothe, and care for a large number of children - you won’t be wasting money on coffins.
Skimming your comments, and not defending any alleged corrupt (not within the teachings of the church) behaviors of those in charge here, my question is this:
What do people in our country, currently, do to hold the boys and men responsible in the case of abandonment?