What if it is legitimate or partly so?
Where was the church for that family in the 1950's? Kids yanked into an orphanage, mother put somewhere where she eventually died, don't know what was going on with the father, extended family probably lacked resources to help.
Today there may have been better help for his mother due to advances in treatment of some things, etc., etc., etc.
The secular world has now more protection in place for orphaned children than the church had. There are more cases of children being mistreated in catholic/state institutions coming to light every day.
I was with a patient who has made somewhat of a success of his life. His family home burned down, alcoholism involved, priest literally tied him up and threw him in the car and hauled him off to Boys' Town. Didn't hear accounts of any abuse while there. When he grew up and got out and went to marry, he told a priest to "Go to hell". Who could blame him after being treated with such "compassion".
The only reason these things are not happening so much today is that there are checks and balances to the church's and other institutional power in this country. Things still aren't pretty, but at least children have advocates.
Unless you've walked in his shoes, let him have his axe. One day I hope he can be free of what happened to him. It's still a free country with free speech. He has the courage to post under his own name.
I can only be free when the whole order of the PBVM Presentation Sisters at St. Colman's are brought to justice for their MURDER of my little 8-year brother Gilbert........