The dignified sisters inspired respect. Above, a sister teaches protocol in a pre-Vatican II Catholic classroom.
After the Council, sisters abandoned the habit and took up jobs in the world. Below, Sister Joy Manthey "ministers" to riverboat captains and crews.
Parade Magazine, December 9, 2001
1 posted on
05/02/2011 9:43:48 AM PDT by
Salvation
To: All
2 posted on
05/02/2011 9:44:27 AM PDT by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Salvation
A good friend of mine is a retired Monsignor. I swap back and forth between calling him Monsignor, Father and Ron. It depends upon which capacity I currently require of him. :)
4 posted on
05/02/2011 10:09:32 AM PDT by
MarineBrat
(Better dead than red!)
To: Salvation
I figure it’s hard to go wrong with “Sir” and “Ma’am,” if all else fails.
9 posted on
05/02/2011 12:25:00 PM PDT by
Tax-chick
(Blessed Pope John Paul II, pray for us.)
To: Salvation
Ministers as what?? A buoy???
14 posted on
05/02/2011 2:08:03 PM PDT by
starlifter
(Pullum sapit)
To: Salvation; All
The thread label has been changed to "Ecumenical" - from this point forward antagonism is not allowed on this thread.
To: Salvation
Pretty much all the Protestant ministers who refer to themselves as “Reverend” in my town are female, liberal, mainline wishy-washies, or all the above.
22 posted on
05/02/2011 8:25:39 PM PDT by
fishtank
(The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
To: Salvation
As a Protestant, it’s still difficult to address a Catholic clergy person by those titles.
Often, I just say “pastor”.
23 posted on
05/02/2011 8:28:37 PM PDT by
fishtank
(The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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