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May I say.. all of our Wisconsin Rs are the worst....here's proof....
A nun called out Paul Ryan on health care last night. His response was awkward. Paul Ryan has a nun problem.
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) attempted to answer a nuns question about health care during his first town hall in two years on Monday evening, insisting that his plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act and alter tax policy are in line with the Catholic faith he claims.
But like many Catholics who have challenged Ryan on policy in recent years, the nun did not appear impressed.
The exchange occurred late Monday evening, when Sister Erica Jordan, a Dominican nun from Wisconsin, stood up and asked a question that accused Ryan and his party of failing to uphold the tenets of Catholic teaching.
I know that youre Catholic, as am I, and it seems to me that most of the Republicans in the Congress are not willing to stand with the poor and working class as evidenced in the recent debates on health care and the anticipated tax reform, Jordan said. So, Id like to ask you: how do you see yourself upholding the churchs social teaching that has the idea that God is always on the side of the poor and dispossessed as should we be?
Jordans question is a timely one, especially in Catholic circles, where the GOP effort to gut Obamacare was deeply unpopular. Catholic nuns staunchly opposed the effort, with thousands signing on to a letter in June condemning the Senate bill as against our Catholic faith teaching. Their sentiment was echoed by the Sisters of Mercy in another statement published a few days later, with authors arguing that health care is a right and the GOP bill will make the poor and vulnerable suffer. The Catholic Health Association, headed by Sister Carol Keehan, also rebuked the bill.
Even U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishopswhich has clashed with nuns over health care legislationspoke out against the GOP-led effort, describing it as simply unacceptable.
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madamesilverspurs
(15,800 posts).
jodymarie aimee
(3,975 posts)adore her. I am Catholic. My Dad is a priest, so I know my stuff!!!
Lucky Luciano
(11,253 posts)jodymarie aimee
(3,975 posts)He married Mom had 7 kids and in his 40s decided to become a priest. He just died, 90. What was cool is he could counsel families and know what the heck he was talking about....he took celibacy vow, but since he already had Mom, got to keep her !! She survives.
pnwmom
(108,974 posts)poverty programs dis-incentivized work -- was booed by the audience, but then he said that government benefits should be "customized" and that drew cheers.
chelsea0011
(10,115 posts)complaining.
keithbvadu2
(36,762 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,762 posts)Republicans talk about 'choice'.
I choose the lower cost, better coverage healthcare that Trump promised.
Bring it on!
Metro135
(359 posts)What about when you lose your job because a bunch of crooks on Wall Street crash the economy?
rurallib
(62,406 posts)just listen to Ryan's bullshit answer.
I wrote his bishop about 6 months ago wanting to know why the Catholic Church would excommunicate John Kerry on abortion yet say nothing about this man whose policies will kill thousands of Americans.
Never got an answer of course just like I expected.
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)are happy to see people die AFTER they're born.