We went to a celebration last night of the 81st birthday and retirement-of-sorts of a nun who is a professor of sociology and criminal justice and a social justice activist, who has spent her life working for justice with a special concern for incarcerated women. He couldn’t stay for dinner, but the Governor (who knew her from back in the day when he was district attorney and teaching part time at her school) dropped by to make a speech about her and give her a an official state plaque full of whereas clauses about her accomplishments. When it was her turn, she said: “So what are you going to do about getting rid of truth in sentencing?”
Ah, those nuns.
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Awesome! You got to love people who aren’t scared by the trappings of power.
If only they could be priests, bishops, cardinals, and Pope….
Yes, I’d share your implicit critique of the hierarchy. Um, I’m not Catholic so I’m mostly exposed to the progressive activist & feminist type nuns, which may influence my perception of the category. I actually lump Esther (the honoree) in with some Communists I met once and others who have lived their lives dedicated to principle and justice.