A German group claims nuns,
priests and educators in children's homes systematically abused
the young people there. DW-WORLD asked readers how church
officials should react.
Come out and admit it happened
and apologize for it, because I think the majority of the former
children just want that, not financial compensation like the
former children in the United States want. -- Cecil L. Means,
U.S.
I believe that allegations of abuse in the church
must be followed up as they would be in a non-religious
environment. Those who are proven to be abusive in any fashion
must be punished. -- Elisabeth Kolenko, Canada
I
hope the abused children will come forward with their abuse
stories either to their school teachers, churches and the
authorities. I hope the abusers can be brought to account for
their past behavior and why they abused young children in their
care. I lived in a children's home in Britain until I was 10
years old and was so lucky not to be abused back in the early
Forties and Fifties. I feel for these abused children in Germany
and only hope that their stories will bring justice to the abused
few around the world. -- Norman Smith, Melbourne, Australia
I
had 24 years of abuse in two different orders of nuns in Catholic
orphanages. The abuse is world wide and we want justice to be
done for us: 30,000 children in Australia, 40,000 children in
Ireland. The abuse in New Zealand started the time they opened
the doors in 1920s to 1980s and it was between these years we
came together to fright or our justice. -- Ann
Thompson
Abuses to children is quite common not only
to priest or nuns, but to most adults which one way or another
experience the same thing while they were young. They are usually
thinking it is permitted or it is okay. Adults with records of
abuse should undergo a therapy session or counselling. And if
repeated, a criminal penalty should be given. -- Filomeno
Ybañez
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