Vatican harangue makes stars of ‘Nuns on the Bus’
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Nuns here are being treated like rock stars after the vast majority received a scolding from Pope Benedict XVI.
As the crowd in front of the United Methodist building in Washington, D.C., saw the bus coming down the street, loudspeakers began to play “Eye of the Tiger,” the theme song from the movie “Rocky III.”
The crowd clapped to the beat, cheered and waved posters.
“Sisterhood Is Power,” read one sign.
Lettering on the side of the bus became legible as the vehicle pulled closer: “NUNS on the bus: Nuns drive for faith, family and fairness.”
Jim Winkler, minister of the church, was the first to take the podium at the July 2 noontime press conference in sweltering 95-degree heat, just days after millions in the area had lost electric power during a brutal storm.
“They have been traveling across this nation to speak out for a faithful budget,” said Winkler, “and they are here today as our rock stars!”
This was the final stop on the “Nuns on the Bus” tour, which started in Des Moines, Iowa, on June 17 and ended about two weeks later in Washington, D.C., with this press conference.
The tour’s stated mission was to stir up outrage over what the nuns called the immorality of lowering taxes for the wealthy while attacking the poor through cutting food stamps and Medicaid, as outlined in the budget plan crafted by Paul Ryan, a Republican representing Wisconsin’s 1st District in Congress.
But the tour, which took place in the aftermath of Vatican censure of the nuns’ leadership group, was about more than the national budget. [More]
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Right on again Jim!
These Sisters make me proud to be a Catholic and a product of Catholic School. The Sisters taught me how to read and write and they continue to show me how to be a disciple and live the Gospel.
Anthony — and the good nuns (sisters) who taught me were NEVER “treated like rock stars” as were these errant, willful sisters. All they provide a model for is doing your own thing, disagreeing with the Church when you think the infallible Church is wrong.
The church claims to be infallible in certain etchings of faith and morals, not every time some member of the magisterium speaks, and certainly not on our country’s budget wand Paul Ryan.
That wasn’t my primary point, Anthony. My primary point was that, as the article notes, these nuns are being treated like “rock stars.” The good nuns who taught me never would have allowed themselves to become the spectacle. These nuns very well may be narcissistic / self-focused. I appreciate sisters who lead me to God, not sisters who are enamored with themselves.
The world today is a lot different than when you went to school, These Sisters have the same good intentions as your nuns of years. The light hearted comment of one of the commentators yesterday particularly applies now, Dude, chill.
Thank you, Anthony — my understanding now is that, when you address me as “dude”, you actually are saying that I am “the most interesting man in the world” who usually doesn’t drink beer, but when he does, he drinks Dos Equis. Thanks, dude!
Back to the point, though, Anthony (I am back to not-chiling): the nuns who taught me were interested in leading me to God, and they did a good job at that. These nuns don’t strike me that way at all. They feel free to disagree with the Vatican, which is particularly significant in light of the current censure of other heretical nuns, and they are political, not theological (at least as rendered by the despicalbe, liberal media). I have no respect for them. Give me holy nuns like St. Faustina, St. Therese of Liseux, Blessed Mother Teresa, St. Catherine of Sienna.
I am not a historian but casual reading of the life of Catherine shows that she was very challenging as the Sisters we are talking about.
You know, even Mother Angelica didn’t take a lot of baloney from the bishops, I remember her saing that she would rather burn Her studio down than let the bishops get their hands on it.
Good point, Anthony — and I can’t remember who it was, but there was some nun (perhaps Catherine of Siena) who urged the pope to relocate to Rome. And, I myself am disturbed by pusillanimous bishops, whose silence represents (in my opinion) a great sin of omission. So, challenge the bishops for their inactivity; but, these nuns on the bus just want to force Americans to pay for the health care of other Americans. That is facism, my friend, and disagrees with the Church’s principle of subsidiarity.
Also, these nuns who want to legitimize homosexuality — that is not what Mother Angelica or Catherine of Siena ever would support.
Ah – the political bent comes in to play – revealing that you only care about politics not real faith.
Are you judging me, Concerned? Is your acceptance of me conditional, based on whether or not I share your political views or the correct motivation for posting? Interesting: you judge me and reject me — the precise things for which you were (incorrectly) chastising me.
So, Concerned, be a man and answer my question: are you judging me? Is your acceptance of me conditional on sharing political orientation or motivation for posting? Answer directly or be silent.
Concerned — the post immediately above is a polite way of saying the following: “Put up or shut up.” Quote me the thread, the date and the time of your evidence for your accusation that I gloat over the sinfulness of you or anyone else.