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[Catholic Caucus] Papal Nun SenseFrancis' synodal sisterPope Francis is using his Synod on Synodality to drive a wedge between Holy Orders and Church leadership roles. This, according to a French nun, whom Francis made the first woman to have voting rights in the Synod of Bishops.Church Militant's William Mahoney looks at her recent interview with one of America's most liberal newspapers.Sister Nathalie Becquart was featured this week in the New York Times in an article titled "The Nun Reshaping the Role of Women Inside the Vatican."Asked, "What kind of issues will you be voting on at the Synod [on Synodality]?"...

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...