The editorial of October 28 read: "There has been a drive to increase fostering, which is seen as preferable to resorting to adoption. Although there has been some success (140 children), the financial burden on the foster parents is heavy and more funding needs to be available to assist those who undergo the necessary training and sacrifice and to increase their numbers. It is a selfless, even heroic act to dedicate oneself and one's resources to another's child".

Well written. But what about the religious who also consecrated their lives for these disadvantaged innocents?

Do they not deserve more funding to continue with the mission they chose freely for the love of God and neighbour?

Foster and adoptive parents receive the weekly children's allowance but also go to work to earn a decent living. The religious cannot go to work and they do not receive a salary. They just beg and beg to continue with their mission until the very end. The children's allowance given weekly is just not enough. Even Church children's homes have a right to more funding. And the risks can be very high because the tide is already against us. Intelligenti pauca (to the intelligent, a few words are more than enough)!