Thousands of Catholic abuse victims

BY THE NUMBERS - CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND THE AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

THE EXTENT OF ABUSE

* 4444 alleged victims

* That's only those who have made claims to church

* 1880 alleged perpetrators - 1265 priests or religious brothers/sisters

* More than 500 unknown offenders (can't say if any are among 1880 identified perpetrators)

* More than 1000 separate institutions involved

http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/thousands-of-catholic-abuse-victims/news-story/f81336145cce4de795046633ed31a0d7 

Are we exploiting our grandparents? Three Irish Grannies share their experiences

A new TILDA study reveals that providing more than 60 hours of childcare a month can have an impact on the health of grandparents.  There are peals of baby laughter and fond exclamations of "Ah, just one more", coming from my kitchen where granny and granddad are in full child-minding mode.
Sitting at my laptop, part of me feels sad that I'm missing whatever is causing such merriment, while another part of me suspects that my eight-month-old almost definitely shouldn't be having "just one more" of whatever's on offer out there. It's true - when grandparents enter a room, discipline flies out the window.

http://www.independent.ie/life/family/parenting/are-we-exploiting-our-grandparents-three-irish-grannies-share-their-experiences-31139205.html