Catholic nuns’ bus tour concludes in nation’s capital
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A group of Catholic nuns ended its nine-state bus tour here Monday (July 2), speaking out against a Republican federal budget proposal they say favors wealthy Americans at the expense of poor families.
Led by Sister Simone Campbell, the “Nuns on the Bus” rejected the budget proposal of Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., which it called “immoral” and “unpatriotic.”
Ryan’s budget “rejects church teaching about solidarity, inequality, the choice for the poor, and the common good. That’s wrong,” said Campbell, executive director of Network, a Catholic social justice lobby.
Nuns on the Bus claims that the Ryan budget would raise taxes on low-income families while cutting taxes for millionaires and corporations, push families into poverty, and kick 8 million people off of food stamps.
Ryan previously defended his budget cuts by saying they were informed by his Catholic faith.
“Many politicians offer deeply flawed theological justifications for the federal budget. They ought to get some theological help,” Campbell said.
She rejected the argument that aid programs create dependence. “Food stamps create not complacency, but opportunity,” she said.
The two-week, 2,700-mile tour concluded with a prayer service and press conference on Capitol Hill.
The nuns have been compared by some to rock stars, greeted by screaming fans holding signs and wearing commemorative T-shirts. That was also the scene outside the United Methodist Building on Monday as scores of attendees cheered the arriving bus.
“Nuns on the bus speak for not just Catholics, not for Christians only, not for Jews. They speak for all of us,” said Sayyid Sayeed, national interfaith director of the Islamic Society of North America. [more]
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I’m a social worker who has worked with many poor families and government agencies directly and can say that many of these programs are inefficient and do not foster independence nor empowerment. Most pro-life individuals care about the poor and about families having the support and resources they need. However, we may not agree that the government is the best one to care for the poor. I believe Jesus calls each individual to care for the poor, rather than to leave this mission to our government. Individuals may disagree on this point, but its so tiring to hear that when someone disagrees with increasing funding to government programs that may not even be helpful to the poor, many automatically assume its because people don’t’ care. There are actually other compelling reasons.
Maria — thanks for your comment. It is nice to know that at least one social worker gets it. So many are so liberal it is pathetic. I agree with you — if I keep giving you fish, you’ll never learn to fish for yourself, and you’ll be a burden on the rest of the country for the rest of your life.
These aren’t nuns, they’re left-wing, progressive, agitators. If they really cared about poor families, they’d be on the front lines of the pro-life movement. Planned parenthood markets abortion to the poor but as almost any woman who has been through an abortion can testify, the scars inflicted are devastating. Very few couples stay together after an abortion and so the abortion industry that these “nuns on the bus” refuse to condemn are tearing families apart. Our Lady of Guadeloupe, patroness of the unborn, pray for us. Oh and P.S. more people have been thrust into poverty and government assistance since Obama took office and began his war on the private sector. So, for these “sisters” to be protesting the Republicans is the ultimate in ignorance and left-wing bias.
You can’t be prolife and stop at concern for that life after it pops out of the womb.
The sisters help us to care for life from the womb to the tomb.
Tony — notice the leap in logic here — you are assuming Andrew does not work to protect and nourish life after babies are born, but nothing in his post would allow you to draw that conclusion. This is typical liberal distortion of reality: the assumption that pro-life conservatives only care about babies being born alive. This misconception is fed by the Satan-influenced liberal media and by people’s uncritical acceptance of this distortion of the truth. A guy like Andrew will be one of the most ardent defenders of life after a person is born. And, he is genuinely on the side of the poor: rather than government dependence, he promotes self-sufficiency, which is the only true freedeom.
The Sisters of Life have a special Ministry for pregnant mothers and pre natal care, they are champions for the unborn. They focus on the prolife movement. They do not teach in schools, they do not nurse in hospitals or minister in hospice program. They leave that to the others as the others leave the prolife stuff to them..no one can do everything.
Tony — but your comment does not respond to my post. I was simply pointing out to you that your 5:46 P.M. July 04 post implied that Andrew does not care about life after the baby is born, that he only cares about pro-life issues. I am saying that you cannot logically draw that conclusion; and, your inference is consistent with liberal distortion of the truth; e.g., when conservatives are accused of not caring for the poor.
Andrew — as always, you are right on target. Notice how your post was twisted, though.
“Whatsoever you do to the least of your brothers and sisters you do to me.”. Jesus
Let us offer every opportunity for the poor to have thefoodandclothingandshelter they need.