Posted on 11/05/2006 6:26:02 AM PST by NYer
By Hilary White
WASHINGTON, November 3, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The National Coalition of American Nuns (NCAN), has issued a U.S. voters’ guide promoting acceptance of homosexuality, abortion, “gay marriage”, and adoption of children by homosexual partners. The organization is also a strong proponent of women’s ordination and numerous leftist causes.
NCAN, which in various reports is said to represent anywhere from 500 to 1200 U.S. nuns, was founded in 1969 by prominent dissident Sister Margaret Traxler of the congregation of Notre Dame. Sr. Jeannine Gramick, another Notre Dame nun, and co-founder of the gay friendly New Ways Ministry, is currently a member of the NCAN Executive Committee.
In “An Open Letter to Catholic Voters,” dated October 22, the organization, which is not officially recognized by the Church, urged Catholics to “vote their own consciences in the November elections.”
The sisters urged voters to have “respect for the moral adulthood of women.” “We… will choose legislators who will recognize the right of women to make reproductive decisions and receive medical treatment according to the rights of privacy and conscience.”
The statement gives a thinly veiled plug for gay “marriage” saying that “citizens in committed relationships - whether marriages or civil unions - should retain all rights consonant with their state including, but not limited to, adoption of children, ownership of property, inheritance, health, and end-of-life decisions.”
This oblique support was followed more explicitly with, “We pledge ourselves to initiate, invite, and support deepening actions on behalf of social justice, particularly as these impact women, racial/ethnic minorities, and gay or lesbian persons.”
In their statement, NCAN also praised the 2004 voters’ guide issued by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, “Faithful Citizenship”. NCAN says that in that document, the bishops “urged us not to be single-issue voters and to ‘act on our faith in political life.’”
NCAN aims a parting shot at those bishops, priests and laity who supported the Church’s Canon Law that pro-abortion Catholic” politicians must be denied Communion. In bloc capitals, NCAN writes, “we insist that legislators and voters alike cast their votes in accordance with their consciences and deeply-held values without incurring sacramental penalties based on their voting records.”
NCAN, whose membership it is difficult to determine, appears to be more of a left over 60’s lobby and publicity group for Catholic Sisters from orders who disagree with many aspects of Catholic Church teaching and structure.
In spite of their claims to be “progressive”, almost all of the religious congregations who in the ‘60’s adopted the new ideologies are a dwindling, ageing remnant. They have garnered very little attention for years from young women interested in devoting themselves to a life of service.
See the complet open letter to Catholic Voters
http://systersnet.typepad.com/ncan/2006/10/an_open_letter__1...
See related article:
Jesuit Professor says “Primacy of Conscience” Misunderstood by Politicians
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2006/apr/06041206.html
They should follow the lead of the new Episcopal leader, Katharine Schori, a former catholic.
"How do you solve a problem like Maria?"
So these "nuns" made up their own church rules? What a scandalous group!
My daughter goes to an IHM school, and I wouldn't want to support this crap.
What we have here is... a failure to excommuncate.
I must admit, I never did like nuns.
Traxler and Grammick - no need to read on. These aren't nuns, they are moles.
They had my number for six years.
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It is always amazing to me that a miniscule group like this can get such wildly disaproportionate publicity. Of course, maybe 2 or 3 of us chouls ett together and start "Unitarians for Tradtional Values" and blizzard the country with press releases demanding the abolition of abortion, anal sodomy and internet porn.
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New York Times ^ | November 5, 2006 | DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
LOL!!
These must be the Flying Nuns. Flying on some kind of newfangled drugs.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1732639/posts?page=1
"Democrats playing catch-up to Republicans in courting religious voters have found a secret weapon: nuns."
"In Ohio and Michigan, Democrats have recruited nearly two dozen nuns in each state to work phone banks. In Ohio, the nuns have made calls for the campaign for governor of Representative Ted Strickland and the Senate campaign of Representative Sherrod Brown."
These aren't real nuns, nor are they real Catholics. They self-excommunicated themselves.
"What we have here is... a failure to excommuncate."
brilliant !!!
Ihave a feeling BenedictXVI is working on it.But,as with every extreme solution,moderation must come first.If that fails Then you use GOD'S "baseball bat"
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