My grandmother was an orphan and her mother left her at a Catholic orphanage to be brought up by the nuns, until foster parents claimed her. In fact, grandmother had a twin sister, who the nuns separated. Nanna told me that the nuns were viciously cruel, burning naughty girls with hot water, and whipping them. She thought that they derived sadistic enjoyment from it. In school, for the slightest infringement, or even not getting sums right, the girls would be caned on the hands. During piano lessons, to fluff a note would lead to a cane strike on the hands, which would lead to the next cane stick, and finally to some full body torture.
I do not know exactly when these events took place, but it was probably 100 years ago. The world has changed a lot since then, for the better, hasn’t it?
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/12/15/roman-catholic-church-should-end-priest-celibacy-report-sex-abuse-aussie-panel.html
