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icon8.gif Not sure from the article which nation this was in  [message #66591] Tue, 20 March 2012 17:38 Go to next message
timmy

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http://www.rnw.nl/africa/article/forced-castrations-reported ly-found-roman-catholic-care

Can't work out why the article is in the Afrcan servcie since it appears to be mainland Europe.



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Re: Not sure from the article which nation this was in  [message #66595 is a reply to message #66591] Tue, 20 March 2012 23:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Now I am sure. It is the Netherlands: Netherlands: http://www.christianpost.com/news/dutch-cathol ic-church-castrated-boys-to-cure-homosexuality-71763/

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Re: Not sure from the article which nation this was in  [message #66596 is a reply to message #66595] Wed, 21 March 2012 00:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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This story has spread like wildfire: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17453849

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Henk Hethuis, a pupil at a Catholic boarding school, was 18 when he told police in 1956 he was being abused by a Dutch monk. He was castrated on the instructions of Catholic priests, NRC Handelsblad said, and told this would "cure" him of his homosexuality.The same happened to at least 10 of his schoolmates, the newspaper said.




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Story was picked up ...  [message #66601 is a reply to message #66596] Wed, 21 March 2012 04:36 Go to previous message
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 ... by netscape.aol.com earlier this week (2012.03.19):

Dutch Roman Catholic Church Castrated Boys As 'Treatment' For Homosexuality

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/19/dutch-church-castra ted-treatment-homosexuality_n_1365725.html?

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