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    clevernamehere: I've only read a little about this and I do know some nuns are really upset, but I feel like the post is pretty misleading. They are selling convents,... more »
    JudastheObscurest: I don't understand... if women want to be outside of the church, why be nuns? No one is making you be a nun. more »
    emilyanne: Good piece. This whole situation is crazy but what really fascinates me is the obsession the Vatican appears to have with America. There are nuns in I... more »
    taranwanderer: Holy shit, I was seriously JUST reading this in the times and wondered if Jez would cover it. I am BEYOND angry. Pope FAIL. Way to work on disproving ... more »
    envirodesigner: I think the Catholic needs to to rise up and give women a better voice in the matter. When I was a practicing Catholic I would see more women in churc... more »
    maeella: Ladies, this is a time when you might want to consider gathering your skirts and moseying over to the Episcopal Church. We'd be GLAD to have you, and... more »
    ratz: My teaching nuns reminded me of good parents - you didn't realize how good they were until much later when you wanted to say "thank you, and I'm sorry... more »
    NewsBunny: It's too bad the Vatican didn't devote this kind of scrutinty to priests who were molesting children. more »
    nellicat: God, how I hate the Catholic Church. One of my cousins is a kick-ass nun, and she went to a parish to serve. Time went by, and the priest there retire... more »
    High_myopia: I read this piece earlier today, and it makes me incredibly sad that these women are being investigated by their own church. I was raised Catholic, a... more »
    angrychicken: The boyfriend's Aunt is a former Nun who left to care for her ailing parents. I always wondered why she never went back (she's still very active in th... more »
    dj_chick: I'm not Catholic, so let me see if I'm understanding this... American nuns (aka the ones with vaginas) need to get their asses back to the convent, st... more »
    TheUptightMidwesterner: Yes- lets worry about the American Nuns who might miss sacraments because they are out TRYING TO SAVE THE WORLD, and lets just ignore the poor nuns in... more »
    morninggloria: Someone please call Whoopi Goldberg. She'll know what to do. more »
    LadyFabulous: Where does this fit in? more »
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    Vatican Attempts To Erase Images Of Modern Service To God

    Laurie Goodstein of the New York Times found some compelling evidence that a Vatican investigation into the lives of American nuns is really just an effort to force them out of participation in modern life. More »