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New Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin speaks on Bethany Home dublin |
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 Thursday February 03, 2011 17:13 by Bethany Survivors - Bethany Survivors Group
 Home where hundreds died and suffered neglect See previous stories on this issue: In 1945, Archbishop Jackson’s predecessor, Dr Barton, recommended Bethany as a place of detention to then Minister for Justice, Gerald Boland. As well as unmarried mothers and their children, Bethany was also a place of detention for women convicted of infanticide, Prostitution and petty theft. Pregnancy out of wedlock (as well as the children born in that state) was considered ‘illegitimate’ at that time. The Bethany Home had a Protestant evangelical ethos, one in which Church of Ireland clergy played a prominent part, on its managing Committee and in referring women to the home. ”It is well recognised that illegitimate children are delicate” The adviser, William Sterling Berry, then forced the home to stop admitting Roman Catholic women and children it was accused of attempting to proselytise – on the basis that that would make the controversy go away. He wanted a level sectarian playing field, under which are buried dead children in unmarked graves. The former Bethany residents are demanding access to the Irish state’s redress scheme, from which they are excluded. Another related group also excluded are the residents of Magdalene laundries. See website of Bethany pioneer Derek Leinster: http://www.derekleinster.com/ Also Justice for Magdalenes http://www.magdalenelaundries.com Further reading: Church and State and the Bethany Home – download PDF at http://gcd.academia.edu/NiallMeehan/Papers/277737/Churc..._Home “Protestants… were left as orphans” – download PDF at http://gcd.academia.edu/NiallMeehan/Papers/315286/_Prot...hans_
by John Bunyan - Progressive Pilgrims Thu Feb 03, 2011 18:24  Statement on Bethany Home, Rathgar, from previous Archbishop of Dublin, Rev'd John Neill |
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Jump To Comment: 4 3 2 1Wrong church there mate, howsoever called.
For decades if not centuries, the so called 'church' has raped and pillaged society through the mechanisms of fearful obedience and illegitimate finance.
Sadly it will continue to do so as long as there are those blinded enough to continue believing in the 'church'.
RTE (10 September 2010) and Newstalk (13 September 2010) audio of discover of 219 unmarked Bethany graves - 10 September
RTE Morning Ireland interview with Niall Meehan on discovery of 219 unmarked Bethany Home graves - with Aine Lawlor, 10 September 2010
Newstalk Lunchtime news interview with Niall Meehan on Bethany Resident's demand for access to redress scheme - with Damien Kilberd, 13 September 2010