Too Little, Late & Inadequate

Protestant Church of England’s apology on inhuman crimes committed against mothers, children over half a century is big sham. Catholics have not even recognized their inhuman atrocities.

CIHS Desk

Protestant doctrine led Church of England whose supreme governor was the British King offered an apology for inhumanly treating pregnant mothers, separating their babies and subjecting them to aggressively inhuman, menial work as punishment in over five decades.

Tens of thousands mothers have been separated from their babies immediately after giving birth in the name of Christianity and the Lord.

Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally’s apology for having inhumanly treated over 185,000 mothers and their kids is a sham. The ‘no apology’ is too little, late and inconsequential given the kind of Church administered atrocities on women following Second World War.

While the number of mothers and babies impacted due to Church atrocities are manifold higher, this apology is more a face-saver. Playing down the Church’s role seems to be the strategy adopted by protestants to wriggle out of the historic inhuman blunder perpetuated on the English communities that went uninterrupted for over five decades.

The Anglican institutions that were responsible for horrendous crimes against mothers and children have not taken responsibility for inhuman treatment, offered no relief, redress or rehabilitation.

Catholic church in Ireland and elsewhere has also perpetuated atrocities on pregnant women separating their babies on birth, subjected them to racial discrimination and put them to menial work.

Hundreds of babies reportedly died due to malnutrition and mistreatment by the Church authorities. While a 2021 report of Irish state did point to the inhuman practices, full scale of atrocities is yet to be fully documented.

These atrocities by Church of different denominations happened globally in the name of Lord and Christianity while the state apparatus, governments maintained tight lid of secrecy. Across continents these practices prevailed in the name of religion and God with no remorse.

Tens of thousands women, girls and children were subjected to abuse, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and neglect if reports by US-based NPR were to go by. Excavating tiny skulls over the years also pointed to unaccounted deaths of kids that never saw light of the day or accounted for.

All over Europe, Africa and Australia such cases of mothers and children separation have had been reported with Church leadership still on denial mode.

Is this God’s work?