Operation Pierre Pan..Haiti's 1000's of orphans

[britisha]

to get similar rescue as done in the Cuban exodus?

History repeating itself? These children would be flown to the US and given a home...one of the Mayors in Florida..mi noh membah which town/city was a Pedro Pan child...Pedro is the Spanish word for "Peter" from "Peter Pan" ...so now they are suggesting to call it "Pierre" [french for Peter] Pan...
<span style="font-weight: bold">THE CUBAN CHILDREN'S EXODUS

Over four decades ago, Cuban parents fearing indoctrination and that the Cuban government would take away their parental authority exercised one of the most fundamental human rights: the right to choose how their children would be educated.

From December 1960 to October 1962, more than fourteen thousand Cuban youths arrived alone in the United States. What is now known as Operation Pedro Pan was the largest recorded exodus of Unaccompanied minors in the Western Hemisphere. The exodus of the Cuban children was virtually unknown for over 30 years. Mons. Bryan O. Walsh who is considered the Father of our Exodus states that the name had only appeared in print in March of 62' and in a Reader's Digest article in 1988. It was through the effort and work of </span>


operation Pedro Pan

[britisha]

Re: Operation Pierre Pan..Haiti's 1000's of orphans

Sounds like a very good idea to me...




<span style="font-style: italic"> Fifty years ago, 14,048 Cuban children whose lives were rocked by a political earthquake in their homeland found passage to refuge in Miami thanks to the Catholic Church, the United States government and the famed Operation Pedro Pan.

Now, a similar rescue mission will be launched for the hundreds, maybe even thousands, of Haitian children believed left orphaned by the massive earthquake that hit their country Tuesday.

``We will use the model we used 50 years ago with Pedro Pan to bring these orphans to the United States to give them a lifeline, a bright and hopeful future,'' Catholic Legal Services executive director Randolph McGrorty said at a news conference in the offices of U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, where he disclosed the novel plan.

The idea to revive the operation came from Richard Turcotte, chief executive officer of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami. He proposed it to Archbishop John C. Favalora, who immediately supported the plan.</span>


advocates plan to airlift

[Seveen]

Re: Operation Pierre Pan..Haiti's 1000's of orphans

the catholic church of the sixties is not the catholic church of the twenty-first century - nor is society

i wouldn't want my child parentless - child slavery, sexual abuse, unfortunately run rampart in our world these days

what kind of accountability will the church provide?

[britisha]

Re: Operation Pierre Pan..Haiti's 1000's of orphans

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Seveen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">the catholic church of the sixties is not the catholic church of the twenty-first century - nor is society

i wouldn't want my child parentless - child slavery, sexual abuse, unfortunately run rampart in our world these days

what kind of accountability will the church provide? </div></div>

No one would want 'their' child to be an orphan, methinks; for that would mean seh dem di parent[s] dead.

Methinks also, that the Catholic Church of the 60's history re child and sexual abuse was worse than it is now, if that is any consolation...I don't think we need to go that route though in terms of accountability...There are certainly more watchdog groups now more than ever, and considering the circumstances in which these children are now surviving; it would be better to get them into a safer place at least for the time being...for Gaawd knows that now they are in living hell.

TBC.

[Marilyn]

Re: Operation Pierre Pan..Haiti's 1000's of orphans

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Seveen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">the catholic church of the sixties is not the catholic church of the twenty-first century - nor is society

i wouldn't want my child parentless - child slavery, sexual abuse, unfortunately run rampart in our world these days

what kind of accountability will the church provide? </div></div>

They stated some staggering statistics about child slavery and sexual abuse IN Haiti the other day on CNN...a kid has a hard life there especially the amputees. They might be somewhat better off.....although it's a chance even in traditional adoptions here. Remmeber te couple who got them from guatmala and put them in the tool shed????

[britisha]

Re: Operation Pierre Pan..Haiti's 1000's of orphans

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Marilyn</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Seveen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">the catholic church of the sixties is not the catholic church of the twenty-first century - nor is society

i wouldn't want my child parentless - child slavery, sexual abuse, unfortunately run rampart in our world these days

what kind of accountability will the church provide? </div></div>

They stated some staggering statistics about child slavery and sexual abuse IN Haiti the other day on CNN...a kid has a hard life there especially the amputees. They might be somewhat better off.....although it's a chance even in traditional adoptions here. Remmeber te couple who got them from guatmala and put them in the tool shed???? </div></div>

There is so much cruelty in the world since the beginning of &quot;time&quot;...even evil can masquerade as &quot;good&quot; causing much doubt and skepticism...but somewhere out there, there will be even the lonely voice in the wilderness asking if &quot;nothing&quot; could be done in this technologically advanced age to save starving orphans.

Point being, mankind needs to RE-assess it's priorities, morally and otherwise.

As ole time ppl always seh &quot;wha noh dead, noh dashwhey.&quot;