Where were the Irish people

Nothing whatsoever can ameliorate the damage that has been done to the children who were barbarised in institutional homes. Certainly a misuse of the word 'home'. But where were the people of Ireland when this went on.

The President of Ireland on Radio this morning said that they had hints of it. Why were her parents not speaking up about it? Where were the parents of Ireland. More significantly, where were the journalists of the day?

This did not happen in a vacuum, just as Nazi Germany did not happen in a vacuum.

Anyone who questions authority in any shape or form is considered something of a maverick. If you ask awkward questions you are told you do not know the full story. That is a vein right across all society. And maybe a misuse of the vow of obedience allowed people in authority to behave in an autocratic way.

Just look at the way bishops are appointed and the relationship between a bishop and his priests and people. The Bishop Brennan episode of Fr Ted is written by someone with inside knowledge!