Nuns Vs The Vatican!

Huntn said:

Nuns Vs the Vatican

Are U.S. nuns getting out of hand that they need to bring in a bishop with whip?

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Looks like the Vatican is in desperate need of an Arab Spring.

Huntn said:

Nuns Vs the Vatican



Are U.S. nuns getting out of hand that they need to bring in a bishop with whip?

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The bad nun card from the game of guillotine .

A fun game that I highly recommend.

Huntn said:

They could stand to reorganize. Get some more women into prominent spots, appoint a female priest, elect a female Bishop...

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Give up this crazy religion stuff altogether would be a better plan....

I'll have nun of that thank you.

I thought the Pope was the supreme head of the Catholic church and the voice of God. So why would they not follow edicts from the Vatican therefore God's will? Wouldn't they then be defying their beliefs? Shouldn't the Pope excommunicate them? Also they don't even look like nuns. Where are their habits?

I'm not Catholic. I'm just looking for clarification.

the nuns actually care about people support woman's heath and the need for birth control and such.They are actually acting like Christ not a bunch of control freaks.

Is this the thread where I should post my catholic jokes?

velocityg4 said:

I thought the Pope was the supreme head of the Catholic church and the voice of God. So why would they not follow edicts from the Vatican therefore God's will? Wouldn't they then be defying their beliefs? Shouldn't the Pope excommunicate them? Also they don't even look like nuns. Where are their habits?

I'm not Catholic. I'm just looking for clarification.

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I saw one of the nuns in the Colbert Report & The Daily Show. Their point is basically that they want to help anyone no matter their religion, beliefs, sexual orientation. They have helped homosexual couples and didn't 'teach' them about why it's wrong. They are saying that they became nuns to help anyone and if they clash w/ the people in need they will not like or come for the help.
The issue here is the Vatican vs the US Nuns which tend to be the most liberal nuns of the church. There are two sides for issues in the Vatican, the conservatives or the more liberals. Usually main decisions are taken at the middle of the road, but now the Vatican wants to make US nuns more conservative in their ideals and the nuns feel if they do then they can't help as many people as they would like. My guess if a letter from the Pope says to desist and take the conservative route, then they would take it, but as far as I understand this issue is not to be decided by him.

I think it's good that the nuns are getting back to the core beliefs. Not what some sexually repressed ruler said was "dirty". If you look at the history St. Augustine declared that sex was for procreation only, and should not be had otherwise. This wasn't declared by rule of "god" but by rule of man. This is why I gave up my Catholic roots years ago.

velocityg4 said:

Also they don't even look like nuns. Where are their habits?

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Maybe they kicked them?

mace85 said:

I think it's good that the nuns are getting back to the core beliefs. Not what some sexually repressed ruler said was "dirty". If you look at the history St. Augustine declared that sex was for procreation only, and should not be had otherwise. This wasn't declared by rule of "god" but by rule of man. This is why I gave up my Catholic roots years ago.

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These nuns are not getting back to "the core beliefs". If you're actually interested in what the core Catholic beliefs are, I suggest you read the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It's tragic you cite your complete misunderstanding of Catholic teachings on sexuality as the reason you gave up your "Catholic roots".

These nuns do not represent most nuns in the United States. They are fringe heretics.

Damned liberal Christians and their accursed tendency to help people. Why on earth did these women become nuns if it was not to tow the Papal line?