Get thee to a Lesbian Seperatist Commune, err, Nunnery?

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Oh, Benny The Rat.

Pope Says American Nuns Too Focused On Poor, Not Enough On Gay Bashing.

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Hey in the US no one is entitles to any maternity leave - count your self lucky.

Thanks, I won't.

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[sara]

We are, in fact, entitled to some maternity leave.

Some of us even take it.


Our local RC bishop came down to town from up in Portland last year and told Catholic Charities that they could no longer accept United Way funds to feed homeless vets, because United Way also passes funds to Planned Parenthood. So Catholic Charities figured they had to give up the local government contract to serve the homeless vets.

Mmmkay, said our local St. Vincent de Paul's, we'll feed the vets. And the bishop said, then I will excommunicate you! And the St. Vinnie's guys said, go right ahead. We're pretty sure we're on Jesus' side on this one.

I was entertained.

Waldo, the question is what are you doing out there?

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We are, in fact, entitled to some maternity leave.

Some of us even take it.

I know. I was just ... no, that doesn't make it not an injustice. You should all have more.

Excommunication is starting to strike me as a badge of pride...

Re: Waldo, the question is what are you doing out there?

[sara]

Oh, I don't disagree. Few things piss me off as much as the very limited support which the mothers of young children get in this culture. We talk about venerating motherhood and we do absolutely no such thing (unless by "venerate" you mean "get up in ladies' business and tell them how to do everything without offering them any help to do any of it.")

Yeah, in a world where the Church says don't feed the poor, I think not feeding the Church is just fine.