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Catholic Nuns Send Letter To Romney Challenging His ‘Woeful Lack Of Knowledge’ About The Poor
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/08/10/672391/catholic-nuns-send-letter-to-romney-challenging-his-woeful-lack-of-knowledge-about-the-poor/By Travis Waldron on Aug 10, 2012 at 1:15 pm
The group of Catholic nuns who launched the Nuns On A Bus tour to shed light on the effects the House Republican budget would have on the poor turned its attention to the GOPs presidential candidate this week, challenging Mitt Romney to join them for a day to learn about the plight of the poor. NETWORK, a Catholic social justice organization, issued the call on Wednesday and was joined yesterday by the Franciscan Action Network, an organization of friars and sisters.
The nuns have now sent a letter to the Romney campaign, asking the candidate to join them during his current swing through Ohio. The letter again challenges Romneys misleading television ads about welfare reform, which the nuns say demonize the families we serve and reflect a woeful lack of knowledge about the challenges faced by tens of millions of Americans:
We are deeply troubled by your campaigns recent advertisements and statements about welfare, which we believe demonize the families we serve and reflect a woeful lack of knowledge about the challenges faced by tens of millions of Americans. By accepting our invitation, we hope that you will have the opportunity to see firsthand the struggles of those in need and have the compassion to desist your campaigns harsh attacks.
We are all Gods children and equal in Gods eyes. Efforts to divide us by class or score political points at the expense of the most vulnerable of our brothers and sisters reveal the worst side of our countrys politics. Please accept our invitation to witness and to serve.
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Catholic Nuns Send Letter To Romney Challenging His ‘Woeful Lack Of Knowledge’ About The Poor (Original Post)
swag
Aug 2012
OP
patrice
(47,992 posts)1. INSANELY wealthy man USES the poorest people for his own political benefit.How's that not vampirism?
freshwest
(53,661 posts)2. Good for them!
HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)3. Send a copy to Paul Ryan
He is already in office, and claims to be a "good catholic".
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)4. The Nuns visited Ryan's office