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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSister Brigid McDonald calls Vatican's reprimand of U.S. nuns group a 'misuse of power'
http://www.minnpost.com/minnpost-asks/2012/05/sister-brigid-mcdonald-calls-vaticans-reprimand-us-nuns-group-misuse-powersnip
Sister Brigid McDonald on Pope Benedict XVI: "I can't even begin to imagine what he could say or do that would change religious women's beliefs."
As a rule, Sister Brigid McDonald tries not to pay too much attention to papal pronouncements, but Pope Benedict XVIs recent decision to rein in American nuns, found by a Vatican investigation to harbor radical feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith, caught her attention.
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At 79¾ years old, McDonald is not about to stop calling things like she sees them. One of three biological sisters who are all members of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, where she devotes her time to the peace movement, she doesnt seem to fear Romes displeasure. All of which must make her precisely the kind of radical the Vatican hopes to whip into doctrinal shape.
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Brigid is an incredible activist and her and her activist "sisters" that are her sisters are very well known in the peace communities and backbone of WAMM ( Women Against Military Madness)
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)annm4peace
(6,119 posts)"if they don't want women to be priests, then why do they dress like them"
we are lucky in the twin cities that we have many very liberal catholics that pick up more on the works of Christ than of the bs of the catholic bishops and pope.
SharonAnn
(13,778 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,699 posts)Kudos to her and her sisters for their stand.
Shame on the Pope and all those misogynistic men.
AnnieBW
(10,457 posts)Hey, Papa Ratzi - I'll give you your homosexuality and abortion RIGHT HERE!
DCKit
(18,541 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,476 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Ummm... She, like, just noticed an abuse of power in a strictly patriarchical organization whose leader claims a commission from God to be the "keeper of the keys" to the gates of Heaven?
She just noticed a problem with this sort of governance structure, like, a week ago?
On edit: and one run by a "former" Nazi, for crying out loud.
annm4peace
(6,119 posts)just fyi
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Fetch the comfy chair!
IndyJones
(1,068 posts)Tumbulu
(6,292 posts)working their entire lives for peace and justice- thank goodness for them!
Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)last week was good. Covered Ratzinger's attack on the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. There's a change.org petition from the Nun Justice project, going around:
http://nunjustice.tumblr.com/
+1 to the post. Thanks.
_ed_
(1,734 posts)The Pope has no power other than what rank-and-file Catholics give him. Just quit this fucking absurd church and the old closet queen people call "Pope" would have no power.