They'll Have Nun of It

All religions are the same: basically guilt, with different holidays.          Cathy Ladman

As the church sinks slowly...

To all things clergic, I am allergic.             Alexander Woollcott

Well, they've done it again, made me laugh at the news. The Vatican seems to have a talent for the absurd. The Vatican is directing the Catholic clergy to again attack the nuns, this time for writing a book. The biggest irony: it's a book on sexual ethics. What's so funny about that, you say? The Vatican has wimped out from the problems of sexual ethics and grossly mishandled thousands of cases of sexual abuse by the clergy for decades. Then they turn around and pounce on a Catholic nun, Sister Margaret A. Farley, who is trying to bring the church into the 21st century. Her book [which I hope will now make it into the bestseller list] is Just Love: A Framework for Sexual Ethics. She modestly states, "It was not to be a book about the current official teachings of Catholic church." No, it's more loving than what is currently being taught by the Vatican. It embraces all people, women, men, gay, bi, etc. In my humble opinion, it is imperative to remember that the criticism leveled at her is the voice of old, mostly Italian men and definitely not God. Let me also add: these are supposedly asexual men [one can only hope]. Remember Jesus dictum was, love one another. Does this sound like love to you?

Before I go on, so as not to repeat myself, please read my post of May 21, 2012 on "A Great Danger to the Church." This focusing on the good Sisters and the Girl Scouts and the Hippies [!] is all such a colossal waste of time and energy when the church could be doing so much good around the world. The world needs help. But they are poor little lambs who have lost their way, baa, baa, baa. They are in need of a good shepherdess to guide them and I think Sister Margaret A. Farley with her bravery and forthrightness is just the one to do the job. All in favor, say Aye! All those opposed--- well you've already had your say, even if it was just keeping silent in the face of intolerable behavior towards gays, women,  and the poor.


No surprise that the Church has become big business, this has been happening for centuries. To be fair that is true of all of the major religions and I believe  it's time to start hitting the most egregious of the intolerant churches in their pocket books. This may be the only way to allow our voices be heard in protest.

The Catholic Church has a tradition of being a business

Let's all join in and at least make fun of the pious people populating the Papacy who are pooping on women predominantly.

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