Street children in Manila are being rounded up before the Pope's arrival
Officials claim it is to stop gangs of beggars targeting the Pope
But critics say it is a cynical move breaching the children's human rights
MailOnline investigation finds horrendous conditions at the centres
Children forced to sleep on floors and kept with adults who beat them
Some children have been starved and chained to pillars in the centres
One child rounded up 59 times - yet he is still living on the streets
These kids are totally without protection. They have no legal representation. They are just put in jail and left to fend for themselves.
Sorry, unfortunately secular society has taken away the Catholic Church's power to do something about something like this. You can't have it both ways.
