Feminist nuns

[Bill]

Looks like the worm is turning on the US Catholic church: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17794961

[SystemParanoia]

the nuns should take their religion as a whole to court for sexual discrimination.. they will win easily

[Bill]

It'd be nice to think so, but Christianity is so entrenched in the US I'm not so sure. I suspect it's a can of worms that no god botherer would want open.

[MentalSarcasm]

"...and criticised US nuns for challenging the bishops, who it said were "the church's authentic teachers of faith and morals"."

Let's hope none of those bishops are child molesterers then.

[Derek Smith]

These are the women who work on the streets, in the nicest possible way, and interface with the public and those who need help. The only thing they have in common with bishops is that they put dresses on in the morning. The nuns are only supporting health care reforms yet the catholic bosses, those directly descended from the apostles I'm told, somehow manage to change this to killing people.

[Uncle Fester]

Nuns bashing the Bishop.

That shouldn’t be in the news section, we need a history forum.

[jaybirduk]

Makes a change not to be about Catholic pedophiles

[KB_S1]

Shows up what the Vatican holds important.
The report praises all the work they are doing and the good it brings to the community but because they are not totally subservient to the old men in a compound they are an unwelcome nuisance.

[mybrainhurts]

Derek Smith said:

These are the women who work on the streets,

We'll have nun of this here...

[Steameh]

I hope they fight it, I'd hate for them to go out with nothing more than a wimple.

[jaybirduk]

Steameh said:

I hope they fight it, I'd hate for them to go out with nothing more than a wimple.

Please, dont make a Habit of these bad jokes

[Hooli]

Uncle Fester said:

Nuns bashing the Bishop.

[colonel c]

Radical US nuns rejects Vatican criticism?



That would be an ecumenical matter.

[smegmore]

colonel c said:

Who the hell is THAT??

[smegmore]

Hooli said:

Uncle Fester said:

Nuns bashing the Bishop.

classic!!
'ave another...

[TheHeretic]

You know when companies or products change their name? Marathon changed to Snickers, Jif changed to Cif, and so on... Well, guess what the 'Congregation of The Doctrine of the Faith' used to be called?

[KB_S1]

^ Would we ever expect them?

[TheHeretic]

KB_S1 said:

^ Would we ever expect them?

Certainly not.

[AndrewW-G]

smegmore said:

colonel c said:

Who the hell is THAT??

Really? . . . . . . . .That is Father Jack Hackett of Craggy Island parochial house, Google "Father Ted" and enjoy some of the finest comedy of the last century.

[Derek Smith]

TheHeretic said:

You know when companies or products change their name? Marathon changed to Snickers, Jif changed to Cif, and so on... Well, guess what the 'Congregation of The Doctrine of the Faith' used to be called?

May I Inquire?