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Catholic Leadership Hates Women Again
Vatican Reprimands a Group of U.S. Nuns and Plans Changes
By LAURIE GOODSTEIN
Published: April 18, 2012
The Vatican has appointed an American bishop to rein in the largest and most influential group of Catholic nuns in the United States, saying that an investigation found that the group had “serious doctrinal problems.”
The Vatican’s assessment, issued on Wednesday, said that members of the group, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, had challenged church teaching on homosexuality and the male-only priesthood, and promoted “radical feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/19/us/vatican-reprimands-us-nuns-gro...
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Permalink Reply by Jerry Wesner on -
The Catholic Church has been anti-woman from the outset. It's also anti-human being and anti-rationality, but that's nothing new either. It's a giant corporation and has all the characteristics of one. Top down management, ruling the lives of employees and customers -- uh, religious and members, establishing absurd policies. In America most of its members just live their lives and ignore the stupidity and cruelty of the organization. If only they'd think clearly and withdraw!
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Permalink Reply by Loren Miller on -
"Think clearly"?!? Who are YOU kidding???
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Permalink Reply by John Aultman on
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They are just trying to keep those radical feminist nuns from infecting others with rational thought.
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Permalink Reply by booklover on -
Exactly John, trying to keep the Men superior and the Women down. Gotta control those thinking-opinionated nuns in the TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY! It's NOT the dark ages anymore, but I don't think the catholic church will ever notice that (or admit to it).
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Permalink Reply by Pat on -
No disrespect Annet, but what's with the "again?" Since when have they not hated women? Women are to keep their mouths shut in church (1 Corinthians 14:34). They are to have no authority over men (Timothy 2:11). Only men can be priests (Catholic Catechism paragraph 1577).
Here's a pretty good summation of their attitude toward women.
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Permalink Reply by booklover on
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Ha ha Pat, funny (but sadly true), like when only clergy could read so they could control the masses. This pic looks like that, but only men can read. He forgot to add barefoot & pregnant.
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Permalink Reply by annet on -
And don't forget to iron their shirts Booklover! (while they are wearing them... :) )
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Permalink Reply by annet on
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You are correct Pat, I realized afterward I should have used "still" or "yet again" or "f-ing a-holes".
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Permalink Reply by Sentient Biped on -
The catholic religion needs a reformation. Wait, it already had one. never mind.
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Permalink Reply by Carolyn on -
The outcomes of the "investigation" were obvious to blind-freddy from the start: those uppity nuns, thinking for themselves! Must be stopped!
Disgusting.
And sorry to everyone here who thinks this is only a Catholic thing, it isn't. Every religion teaches misogyny, not only christian-based religions, and every religion is led by misogynistic men.
This is not a news flash.
This trumped up Catholic investigation was designed to humiliate and demean a group of intelligent, pious women, to pull them back into line, to silence them. Every religion does it, but in the christian vein of religions, the Catholics have no shame when it comes to hating women.
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