The Secret History Of Catholic Orphanages

True Crime Conversations · Mar 15, 2023 · 1h 6m

Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, impoverished populations within urban areas were struggling to keep up with the rising number of abandoned children. And with little support or infrastructure in the way of social and government services, the responsibility to house these children fell largely on local parishes. The image of these grand manors, large estates surrounded by manicured lawns, of a safe space for innocent children could not have been further from the truth of what was occurring behind closed doors. It would take several decades before the atrocities that unfolded within…