This book examines some of the most notorious accusations against lay and religious people in both Ireland and Britain, and explores if they stand up to close scrutiny and police investigation; it also looks at what effect a €1bn Government compensation scheme has had. The book rounds off with a quick-paced ride through global best-sellers which have turned out to be literary frauds.Well I'll certainly want to read a copy of that.
Hat tip to Credo, Catholic Journal - a good and sound Irish Catholic blog that I had not seen before. Good to have Ireland on the blogroll!
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Thanks for the heads-up on this! A couple months ago I had a troll visit my blog and bring up the red herring of the Magdalene Laundries...his only support being a story done by CNN. With only anecdotal "evidence" in the story, I might add.
My own research into the topic didn't provide much, and the CNN story was easy to disprove as it was all about stereotypes and generalities, not fact from any perspective.
I really wish I'd had this resource in hand...which means I need to get this thing in hand before the next troll tries to use the same non-argument!
Thanks!
Yes it's worrying that Priests are easy targets..& the compensation culture so prevalent..
Thank You.
Many in Ireland are calling for our national broadcaster to discuss the findings of false allegations, or hand back its licence. This is in reference to the evidence that Mr Kelly puts forward.
Kathy's Real Story has been ignored by the national media, RTE,which commisioned the States of Fear, by Mary Raftery (they repeated the documentary twice) and Dear Daughter by Louis Lentin, both made very serious allegations of abuse against Catholic religions.
I believe, RTE ought to provide a balance in the programmes it transmits. Hermann, whom I met a few years ago on a Latin Mass Society Of Ireland pilgrimage, is a fine journalist and whilst he featured on TV3 (a rival station) during which he suffered an assault by Kathy O'Beirne live on a breakfast show.(The interview is now on Youtube.),His book has been ignored.People ought to read Kathy's Real Story.
Here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jixeaz9lu1s
His book has been ignored.People ought to read Kathy's Real Story.
Yet another case of never let the truth get in the way of a good story, eh?
So a latter-day Maria Monk then. Nothing new under the sun, as the Preacher says.
Brendan ~ I found the discussion confusing can you explain the details plus the significance of the "fight" at the end please? Thanks.
'Kathy's Real Story' is the finest hatchet job on a literary fraud and exposes the scandal of false allegations against Catholic religous induced by easy compo allied to a non-existent level of proof. Kelly has gathered an arsenal of documents and top grade witnesses who rip the accuser's tale to shreds and tells an even more remarkable story - the real one.
Best defence of Catholic clergy in Britain bar none.
- re TV3 appearance - O'Beirne hit Kelly over the head after he produced documents live on air showing her story to be untrue - showed her true colours - incredible
Sadie; I did not see the actual broadcast, and the video does not show the entire piece. I do not know how long the actual interview lasted. We only have the last four minutes on YouTube.
Kelly wrote a piece in the following Sunday's edition of the "Irish Mail on Sunday" - published by Irish office of the same corporation that produces Britain's "Daily Mail". Here is the text of that article:
http://www.alliancesupport.org/news/archives/002040.html
Michael Sheridan is the gentleman sitting third from the left in the video; he helped Kathy O'Beirne write her book.
When things got "violent", the director cut to a commercial break; you will notice Mark Cagney (presenter on the right) warning about what people are saying, because under Irish libel law, the TV network is also liable because they, technically, would be broadcasting the remarks. I suspect that TV3 decided that they could no longer take the risk of getting sued.
Was this the book that was made into The Magdalen Sisters? That movie did have the same sort of whiff about it as the equally fraudulent Sleepers, with the difference that Sleepers at least had the dubious merit of being a successful Hollywood thriller. I don't know anyone who has seen and enjoyed The Magdalen Sisters.
Hello,
Kathy's Real Story by Mr Kelly shows the real and more amazing account of what author Kathy O'Beirne was really up to. She wrote a book Don't Ever Tell (Kathy's Story in Ireland) which sold 350,000 in one years. In it she claims to be raped by priests and abused by nuns in a Magdalene Laundry. Kelly shows she wasn't even in these institutions, never mind abused there. She did however spend time in a pyschatric hospital and a Dublin prison for petty theft. Second half of book shows a wide range of allegations against Catholic religous in Ireland are untrue and many of these allegations are induced by all too easy compo culture set up by the Government. One chapter looks at situation in Britain, especially re: carers and teachers. The last chapter is very funny and sends up some bestsellers which turned out to be literary frauds. Recommend it.
In the US the compensation culture has bankrupted some diocese - they simply do not have enough money to pay out to all those people who say they have been abused by priests. Quite frankly I'm loath to believe anyone who claims to have been raped or abused by a priest - as Mrs Parkes says they are just easy targets. After all God has called them to the priesthood and God does not make mistakes.
"Yes it's worrying that Priests are easy targets..& the compensation culture so prevalent.."
I totally agree with Jackie.
When I was a child, I lived not far from a convent of nuns dedicated for care of boys with severe learning difficulties. There was never ever any allegations against them, people loved the nuns, and I suppose the nuns had a very difficult task and they seemed to carry on their duties with great charity. Sometimes boys, at least those who could make it, were walking in pairs outside the convent under nuns supervision for recreational purposes, and locals could see them. It is hard to believe in every story published that is aimed to smear Catholic Church and religious. One needs to be careful with easy judgments.
"Quite frankly I'm loath to believe anyone who claims to have been raped or abused by a priest"
Unfortunately, there have been occasions where a miniscule number of priests have abused, but maybe not in recent years. I believe that it was more likely to have occured in the 1970's/early 80's, and that stories have appeared more recently due to a small number of 'silent victims' who are now in positions of influence and power, and would not wish their own children to suffer as they perhaps did.
The focus, however, should be on individual perpetrators (most of whom are likeky to have been forcibly laicised) and not the church as a whole, or indeed individual dioceses' or their leaders.
Having just come across this website I would just like to make a comment about a simple word "PROOF". Kathy has undeniable proof, on paper, that she was in fact in these homes and in the "care" of the nuns. These include court documents of her incarceration at the age of 8, many social workers reports and birth and death certificates for her precious girls. While these are stored away in a very safe place they are and were always available to be viewed. Multiple polygraph tests were done with experts in London by Kathy and she passed each one with flying colours. A DNA test which was done between Kathy and her eldest daughter, Annie, proved beyond any doubt that indeed she was her biological mother, and her second daughter Daisy's as well. The real reason her family came out against her was a very simple one, to get her out of the family home to sell it. As they said themselves "If they stayed in a pack they would be believed and she wouldn't". I just think that people should have all the facts before jumping on the bandwagon and labelling innocent people, like Kathy, as liars.
hi everyone my name is kathy i wrote the book kathys story its all true if anyone would like to look at my files and my proof you are very welcome .
you can contact me at rebbecakatebrady@gmail.com
i would be more than happy to show you my files of the truth..
from kathy
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