It’s a tough time to be a nun. Historically, nuns have been nurturers and leaders in their faith in caretaking for those in need. They’ve taught the doctrines of faith, including forgiveness and respect for others, helped run soup kitchens and homeless shelters and worked in social service agencies and community centers. The values that drive nuns to commit to a life of service include belief in teaching and ministry, the desire to be compassionate to others and to do good through God’s will.
Strange then this desire to educate, help and offer support would put nuns in direct contrast with the religious patriarchy and the higher-ups in the Vatican. The Pope and other Vatican officials have come down hard on nuns for views they see as radical. What are these radical views that are getting nuns into hot water? They include:
Inquiring about the male-only priesthood doctrine Making public statements that contradict Catholic bishops Demonstrating support for President Obama’s health care plan Spending too much time fighting economic injustice and poverty rather than denouncing homosexuality and abortion
The church is so worked up about the nuns that they’re calling this behavior “radical feminism” and have taken action to sanction nuns. Nuns will now have to revise their statutes, get church approval for every speaker and replace their traditional texts with those that support a more rigid view of church doctrine.
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(Anonymous) 2012-05-16 08:18 am (UTC)(link)Strange then this desire to educate, help and offer support would put nuns in direct contrast with the religious patriarchy and the higher-ups in the Vatican. The Pope and other Vatican officials have come down hard on nuns for views they see as radical. What are these radical views that are getting nuns into hot water? They include:
Inquiring about the male-only priesthood doctrine
Making public statements that contradict Catholic bishops
Demonstrating support for President Obama’s health care plan
Spending too much time fighting economic injustice and poverty rather than denouncing homosexuality and abortion
The church is so worked up about the nuns that they’re calling this behavior “radical feminism” and have taken action to sanction nuns. Nuns will now have to revise their statutes, get church approval for every speaker and replace their traditional texts with those that support a more rigid view of church doctrine.
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(Anonymous) 2012-05-16 08:20 am (UTC)(link)