How fitting that the leader of the schismatic troupe, "Nuns on the Bus," would speak at a political convention that disavowed the existence of God only to later on, due in part by political national pressure, reluctantly accept God as part of their political platform. While I will not concentrate on the political aspects, there were certain things that happened in Charlotte that not only caught my attention but, as a devout and practicing Catholic, demand further explanation from this nun.
First, there is the topic of GOP VP nominee Paul Ryan's budget. It is true that the USCCB issued several statements that were none too favorable to Ryan's budget; the bishops basically mentioned that cutting social programs for the poor was not a justifiable solution. It never once, however, mentioned how Congress' lack of a budget for the pass 3 years has effected our national deficit - the very thing that Ryan's budget is attempting to tackle. Indeed, to massively accumulate so much debt towards our children and grandchildren is an issue unto itself, one that the USCCB did not (sadly) address. Additionally, it could also be argued that, since Ryan is attempting to minimized governmental reach and influence, this could technically allude to the Catholic social principle of subsidiarity in which smaller and more localized solutions are heavily favored instead of larger or more complex ones.
Secondly, Sister Simone states that she agrees with the Bishops! How odd, since it was the LCWR who fully rejected the Vatican's assessment of the group's collective ecumenical and evangelization efforts! That's right, they agree with the U.S. bishops but, the bishops and priests of Rome who audited your ministry? Nah, not them and especially not "him!" Well how about the fact that it was the USCCB who published the Vatican's review of the LCWR? To accept the God-given authority of one set of bishops but not others is not only hypocritical but very questionable. I guess the good Sister agrees with the bishops when they both have a common enemy.
Thirdly, while I agree with Sister Simone in that "I am my brother's keeper," the real question with regards to President Obama's healthcare reform act is whether the individual is allowed to be charitable - out of their own free will - or whether the state has the right to compel a citizen to become his "brother's keeper" under penalty of law. Additionally, Sister Simone fails to mention exactly how she reconciles the healthcare reform act's funneling of tax payer monies to help assist in murder, er, excuse me, abortions now that the Stupak-Pitts Amendment of the Affordable Care Act has been stripped away? Furthermore Sister, how can you look at the evils of contraception and accept a political party that mandated, the very religious institution that you claim to be fighting for, to go against established Tradition and teaching and provide contraceptives and abortifacients to its employees?
Could it be that Sister Simone is for abortion and the culture of contraception? Well, let's see what she told The Weekly Standard in an interview yesterday before her big speech:
TWS: On the legal question, do you think there should be penalties against abortion doctors? I mean, should it be illegal to perform abortions?
CAMPBELL: That's beyond my pay grade. I don't know.
How telling and how unoriginal:
The very same words used by Sister Campbell were used by the very same man who has provoked the Catholic Church to be part of the one of the biggest lawsuits against the federal government solely based upon Her teachings about contraception. How duplicitous of Sister Campbell, on the one hand she is ready to destroy a fellow Catholic's political capital because she disagrees with proposed legislation but, she can't comment on whether or not murdering an innocent child should be outlawed? Well Sister, this is where Rep. Ryan can show you a thing or two about his political beliefs in light of his Catholic faith, you see, Ryan has - in the course of his political career - co-sponsored 38 anti-abortion measures; how is it that a lay Catholic can, without question, apply pro-life views into his political life and yet a consecrated "c"atholic nun cannot state that the intrinsic evil that is abortion must be done away with??? What a pity that a woman religious who belongs to the One True Church and has an active public and vocal life, can't answer such a simple question, I think a quote from St. John Chrysostom could best describe Sister Campbell:
"We know that salvation itself is a property of the One Church, and that no one can be outside of the Catholic Church and yet share the Faith of Christ, or be saved...Neither do we offer any part of that hope to the ungodly heretics, but we place them entirely outside of that hope; indeed, they have not the least participation in Christ, but vainly assume for themselves that saving Name."
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