Nuns call for impeachment

[Lanya]

Saturday, September 1, 2007
Religion Briefs Coalition of nuns calls for impeaching Bush and Cheney


A progressive group of U.S. nuns has called on Congress to impeach President Bush and Vice President Cheney because of their roles in the war in Iraq.

?The National Coalition of American Nuns is impelled by conscience to call you to act promptly to impeach President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for ... high crimes and misdemeanors,? the group wrote in a letter written on behalf of its board members.

The letter says that impeachment is warranted for their ?deceiving the public under the false pretense that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction? and ?destroying? the reputation of the United States and the good will of other nations.

?The time for impeachment is now ? before the example of George W. Bush?s regime is set in stone,? they wrote. ?Future generations will thank you for preserving the freedom of our nation and its relation to the entire human community.?

The coalition was founded in 1969 for individual nuns dedicated to issues of social justice and human rights.

The letter was approved during a mid-August meeting of the board, held in Chicago. During that same meeting, the board unanimously adopted statements opposing all war and affirming peacemaking efforts. ?Rather than continuing support of a just-war theory, a more compassionate church would oppose all war and teach peacemaking skills for all levels of government and interpersonal conflict resolution,? the statement reads.

The board also adopted statements pledging to work to ?moderate the impact we make on planet Earth,? and supporting nuclear disarmament and relief efforts for the poor in Africa.

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[sirs]

God bless the 1st amendment     

[BT]

No theocracy, huh!

[Richpo64]

Radical feminist American nuns.

I hate 'em.

 

[Henny]

Radical feminist American nuns.

I hate 'em.

 

The Vatican stands against the war in Iraq. Perhaps these nuns feel that they are following their faith.

Then again, I can't see the Vatican calling for the impeachment of the country's leaders.

[Richpo64]

Much to their surprise, the virgins awaiting Musllims in heaven were not quite what they expected.

[Richpo64]

>>Perhaps these nuns feel that they are following their faith.<<
These nuns are at odds with the Vatican on several issues including women and the priesthood. I doubt the Vatican supports much of anything they do.

[_JS]

>>Perhaps these nuns feel that they are following their faith.<<
These nuns are at odds with the Vatican on several issues including women and the priesthood. I doubt the Vatican supports much of anything they do.

But here they are in agreement, at least as far as the Iraq War goes, with both Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI, both of whom spoke against the Iraq invasion in very stark terms.

At the very least I think that Cheney and Bush should be hit with rulers multiple times

[Richpo64]

>>But here they are in agreement, at least as far as the Iraq War goes, with both Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI, both of whom spoke against the Iraq invasion in very stark terms.<<

It's a little more complicated thatn that isn't it? They didn't blanketly condemn the United States or the coalition. They both condemned it in humanitarian terms as is to be expected. Popes through out modern history of condemned wars of all kinds. Has the Pope called for impeachment like these looney nuns?

>>At the very least I think that Cheney and Bush should be hit with rulers multiple times.<<

Did a nun ever hit you with a ruler, or anything else? Just wondering.

[_JS]

It's a little more complicated thatn that isn't it? They didn't blanketly condemn the United States or the coalition. They both condemned it in humanitarian terms as is to be expected. Popes through out modern history of condemned wars of all kinds. Has the Pope called for impeachment like these looney nuns?

No, they did not. They said, quite clearly, that the United States attitude of ignoring the international community was not tolerable. More than that, then Cardinal Ratzinger quite clearly, in very potent language stated that there was no such thing as a pre-emptive war in just war theory. In other words, the Iraq invasion was an unjust war by Vatican standards.

>>At the very least I think that Cheney and Bush should be hit with rulers multiple times.<<

Did a nun ever hit you with a ruler, or anything else? Just wondering.

Actually, I've only ever had good experiences with the sisters.

[Lanya]

<<Actually, I've only ever had good experiences with the sisters.>>

Same here.  They were some of the best nurses, and they've come to visit me when I was sick.

[sirs]

And God Bless the 2nd amendment   

[Richpo64]

>>Actually, I've only ever had good experiences with the sisters.<<

My grade school was graced with the good sisters of the cat-o-nine-tails. They were vicious and abusive.

[Henny]

>>Actually, I've only ever had good experiences with the sisters.<<

My grade school was graced with the good sisters of the cat-o-nine-tails. They were vicious and abusive.

Pre Vatican II that was a definite possibility. But I don't remember you being old enough to have been in Catholic school before that.

[Richpo64]

>>Pre Vatican II that was a definite possibility. But I don't remember you being old enough to have been in Catholic school before that.<<

Oh no, I'm post Vatican II. I attended first grade in 1968. Actually, they were the Sisters of St. Joseph and they did things like punch you in the head with their fists, banged your head against the black board, beat you with metal rulers, fish hooked you, beat you with metal pointers, jabbed you in the back with a skeleton key ... shall I go on?