“I do value the voice of the church hierarchy, but I don’t find anything in the Gospels about abortion or gay marriage.”
In an open letter to Catholic voters, the National Coalition of American Nuns encouraged Catholic voters to have respect for the moral adulthood of women. They should select the legislators who will support the women’s right to make reproductive decisions and receive medical treatment according to the “rights of privacy and conscience.” They also argue that many Catholics support abortion for “compassionate, faithful reasons”.
“We’re supposed to vote as our conscience tells us, not as the archbishop’s conscience tells him,” said Cunningham, a member of the Sisters of Loretto. “I have great respect for the archbishop, but I think that’s kind of treating us like children.”
Opposing war and treating immigrants with compassion are included in a list of seven issues outlined by the group. Mary Ann Coyle and Anna Koop of Denver and Sallie Ann Watkins of Pueblo are the other Colorado nuns on the board.
In their open letter, they pledge themselves to “initiate, invite, and support deepening actions on behalf of social justice, particularly as these impact women, racial/ethnic minorities, and gay or lesbian persons.” How biblical of them.
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Just a thought–excommunicate these sisters, and supress the Sisters of Loretto. (Recall the girl who was expelled for whistle blowing about a teacher at Loretto High School? The teacher worked at Planned Parenthood.)
Comment by ignorant redneck — October 27, 2006 @ 9:20 PM
I’ll second that suppression. Nothing justifies abortion, since it is intrisicly evil.
It doesn’t matter how “compassionate” or “faithful” the reason you may hold is, if you realize that the act is evil in and of itself (what intrinsic means), you don’t do it. The first realization ends any other consideration of circumstance or intention. That’s moral philosophy 101, and these sisters flunk even that basic test.
Comment by Steven Cornett — October 27, 2006 @ 10:16 PM
It’s a shame that we have so many voices within the Church echoing the evil rhetoric of the world. It’s time to dust off the anathemas and excommunications that have been gathering dust in the Vatican basements. Time for an Inquisition.
Comment by St. Jimbob of the Apokalypse — October 28, 2006 @ 7:50 AM
Hell must be filled with the meaningless, drippy, tacky kinds of sentimentality like those sputtered by these religious ladies and their male counterparts–and alas, so often included in variations during the generalized intentions at mass as well. This stuff has all the flavor, substance and impact of warm root beer. Nausea.
Comment by John Hetman — October 29, 2006 @ 12:59 PM