Just to clear up a misunderstanding: Thorne is answering to my comments about the Magdalene Sister's Launderies, and, as I was careful to say, they were in use all over Europe in both catholic and protestant countries, though under different names.
While I was responding to your comments, denuseri is right, my statement was primarily aimed at the Catholic Church. But yes, it does apply to the others as well.
"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything." - Friedrich Nietzsche