Press Release: Sister Simone Campbell to Speak at Democratic National Convention

Simone (not my sister that's for sure) winks and nods at the Great Bigot Dolan and expects others will respect her for that. I am disgusted that Dolan will be at DNC. And now his opening act as well.

Catholics, like Biden and the Kennedys and millions of other Catholic progressives. Unless you're an anti-Catholic bigot, there's no reason to speak about her that way. She recognizes, as you clearly don't, that the Dems invited Dolan to their convention because the GOP was pretending that Dolan's blessing at their convention was equivalent to an endorsement. Now Dolan has been neutralized. This is a good thing.

Simone Campbell is one of the Nuns on a Bus that deliberately scheduled their campaign to COUNTER the Bishop's campaign against the birth control mandate and to speak out on the needs of the poor and oppressed. Her group is involved in strong efforts to speak out against the Paul Ryan budget.

If she is a hate monger because she's Catholic, then so is every other Catholic on DU. Are you really trying to go there? Do you want to bully and insult all progressive Catholics into leaving the party?

and thank you.

As a social justice Catholic, I applaud that the DNC invited Sr. Simone Campbell

My sister got to listen to her and meet her on the bus tour. She's a great leader.

If you want to see where she is coming from, watch the Moyers & Company interview.

The Catholic Church has been a leader in social justice for decades. During the Civil Rights movement, it was Catholic Priests and nuns who stood shoulder to shoulder with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The first AIDS wards were created in New York City Catholic hospitals. Cardinal O'Connor would go every night, down to St. Vincent's Hospital in the Village, and wash and feed AIDS patients. Oscar Romero was a Catholic Bishop who stood up to the El Salvadoran right wing death squads, and paid for it with his life. It was Catholic Priests who helped the civil rights movement, gain ground in Northern Ireland. It was Catholic churches who stood up for Labor, during strikes. Granted, the Church is antiquated on issues of choice and gay rights, but that should not eliminate all the good it has done.

And welcome to DU!

In GOP Glennbeckistan, where Empathy = Nazis.

Good afternoon, Sister!

and boys bow, girls curtsey.

Good afterNOOOOOOOOOOO-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON, Sister Simone!

She'll make up for that blowhard cardinal.

and taken it to heart. I wish Dolan would do the same.

Surprised Pope Prada has not threatened to excommunicate her for speaking to Dems about the poor. Such heresy!