The Vatican Has Awakened a Sleeping Giant: Nuns Fighting to Protect the Poor

A SYTYCB entry

Back in April the Vatican accused the largest group of nuns, who are a part of The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) of promoting “radical feminist themes” incompatible with the Catholic “faith”, “corporate dissent” and going against the teaching of the church, like supporting abortion, birth control, same-sex-relationships and women into priesthood.   After being told this, the LCWR began to rise up and fight back, asking to dialog with the Vatican.

This should come as no surprise to the Vatican. From being educated in catholic school my memory of nuns of being no nonsense yet compassionate people toward those in need as well as so sacrificing. These women have committed their lives to God and the church by giving up for those who most need them by living in disadvantage areas. They are very educated women who serve as nurses, physicians, teaches and lawyers providing services of love by giving all their earnings to the church.

Sister Pat Farrell, the president of the LCWR stated at a news conference that she was expecting the dialog with Vatican would create more possibilities for women to have a voice in the church.

As a result of the Vatican attempting silence the nuns and keeping them in their place, another group of nuns were in an up rise. This group led a “Nuns On A Bus Tour” to bring awareness to the effects of what the Republican propose budget would have on the poor. The NETWORK, a Catholic social justice organization called out Mitt Romney, asking him to join them on their tour to see how the poor really live. The letter reads:

 We are deeply troubled by your campaign’s recent advertisements and statements about welfare, which we believe demonize the families we serve and reflect a woeful lack of knowledge about the challenges faced by tens of millions of Americans. By accepting our invitation, we hope that you will have the opportunity to see firsthand the struggles of those in need and have the compassion to desist your campaign’s harsh attacks.

We are all God’s children and equal in God’s eyes. Efforts to divide us by class or score political points at the expense of the most vulnerable of our brothers and sisters reveal the worst side of our country’s politics. Please accept our invitation to witness and to serve.

Everyone knows that in the Catholic Church the nuns are the most respected group of leaders. Over the years most of the scandal of miss-conduct involved priest not nuns. This is why the nuns should just rise up and start their own sect by continuing the mission of what the church should be focused on, acts of justice and peace in solidarity with the global community. There focal point should be to  place the needs and voices of people who are living in poverty at the center of decision making by bringing about equity of all people.

The Vatican should know to leave these nuns alone, even the little children knew better in school.

Fight on nuns !