A report has been published today on the abuse of children by Catholic Church organisations in Ireland. In many cases abusive priests were moved on and nothing done to stop the abuse or bring the perpetrators to justice.

For The Love Of Little Children

Hello! I'm Brother Blessed.

I have taken holy orders.

So that I may praise the Lord

and love the little children.

Straight out from the seminary

I was a brother teacher

Helping the sweet little ones

in learning to be good.

The wickedness within them

was the greatest of my burdens

The devil fought with vigour

before it left their

striped red cheeks.

I inject the love of Jesus

to the sobbing contrite cherub

and forgive him

for the pain he's brought

by letting evil in.

My Lord the Bishop

thanked me for the

depth of my devotion

and gave me my own parish

to build the congregation.

I am Father Blessed

and all my little children

are angel faced, angel voiced

angelic of complexion.

My choir is a glory

of unbroken vocal chords

I love them each and every one

A love unknown, unspoken.

I devoted many hours

to more coaching in my room

bringing sacred music

to the mouths of

my best boys.

His eminence the cardinal

honoured my achievements.

On the holy Father's orders

I was raised to greater things.

I am Father Blessed

Head and overseer

of the many teaching orders

spread throughout the land.

All the best and brightest scholars

are brought to my attention

that I might admire their qualities

and guide them on myself.

The lord has blessed us beyond words

with the beauty of creation.

I worship at the altar

of young bodies beautiful.

Now upon my later years

there is time for reflection.

Dear Mother Church has granted me

a care home and a pension.

I pray for the misguided

and the wicked lies they utter.

The dear lord will reward me soon

for I loved his little children.