I think the doctrine of Original Sin may be part of it, because there are plenty of stories about other denominations running boarding schools, orphanages, etc that acted just like the Catholics. A lot of those stories are from Indian Country, so that may not be a fair sample; or, it could be that any institution that has a captive population if prone to that. Especially if the inmates are predefined as sinful.
"Christian" cruelty
Date: 2019-11-17 01:59 am (UTC)