Dutch government to investigate castration of boys by Roman Catholic Church. One man was castrated in 1956, while a minor, after reporting priests to the police for abuse in a Catholic boarding home.

2012-05-01T02:04:38+00:00

evil bastards.

kanuk876 · 2012-05-01T02:06:28+00:00

From an earlier article on the same topic:

Cornelius Rogge, 79, a well-known Dutch sculptor whose family knew Mr Heithuis in the 1950s, reported the castration to an official inquiry into abuse within the Catholic Church. But his evidence was ignored.

"We once asked Henk to drop his pants when the women were gone. He did that. He was maimed totally. It was a huge shock," he said.

Last December, an official investigation by Wim Deetman, a former Dutch minister, received 1,800 reports of sexual abuse by clergy or volunteers within Dutch Catholic dioceses in the period since 1945.

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Evidence emerged on Monday that government inspectors were aware that minors were being castrated while in Catholic-run psychiatric institutions.

megazen · 2012-05-01T08:15:53+00:00

There´s still the taboo to investigate child abuse by nuns which has occured as well in various countries.

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