Interesting that the OP and the following 2 posts were all Irish and supportive of his claims. I would also support them I did know several good catholic priests and Christian Brothers when I was growing up - and interestingly, despite the difficulties involved, most of them left the church , with one of them telling me it was because he could no longer live with the Church's activities. i was waay too young to understand what he meant but I already knew enough wrong 'uns to know I would be keeping clear of this paticular institution My point is, to blame it on a small number of corrupt nuns and priests is just plain wrong. It was systematically broken and corrupt. When did teh last of the Magdalene Laundries close again?