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lookingfortruth

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6. Think about Lucia of Fatima fame. Woman spoke to the virgin Mary and than forced into a nunnery

Reply to madrchsod (Reply #3)

Thu May 24, 2012, 07:55 PM

May 2012

and also voiced to take a strange vow of silence.

You place all these saints on pedestals YET a "Living Saint" is treated like a freakin captive from the middle ages.

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Garry Wills: Church Bullying Nuns [View all] eridani May 2012 OP

These men need to get a clue. cbayer May 2012 #1

And what will they do to strike fear into the hearts of those men? trotsky May 2012 #7

I walked away from this church about 40 years ago. Reading virgogal May 2012 #2

i wonder what secrets some nuns take to their graves madrchsod May 2012 #3

Think about Lucia of Fatima fame. Woman spoke to the virgin Mary and than forced into a nunnery lookingfortruth May 2012 #6

I grew up in that faith and was applaud by the attitude. I personally think it is guilt on the lookingfortruth May 2012 #4

Welcome to the Religion group, lookingfortruth. cbayer May 2012 #5

It was to be expected atreides1 May 2012 #8