“Embellishing” the truth
As I’ve said before, the media has had a field day in recent years with the various sex abuse scandals in the Catholic Church. Of course, in contrast, they tend to get very quiet when the subject matter isn’t quite so juicy, such as the feeding of the poor all across the world which happens day in, day out without acclaim or fanfare.
Over Lent I came across this article by Brendan O’Neill talking about the McAleese Report which was recently released by the Irish government. Although it hardly paints a rosy picture of the Magdalene Laundries it does dispel many of the myths and assumptions popularized by the recent movie The Magdalene Sisters…
Just to be clear, this isn’t saying that the laundries were idyllic places with no problems whatsoever, nor does it exonerate those who, in the name of Christ, committed cruelty towards those made in the image and likeness of God. This is just an appeal to stick to the facts rather than indulging in the various “embellishments” which have been recently made popular.