Sister Ardeth Platte (left) and Sister Carol Gilbert
Washington Times photo
Sister Carol and Sister Ardeth have been labeled terrorists, wrongfully, in the federal database.
I, once again not being Catholic, would like to know what in the world kind of nuns these represent?
Is the work they do the work of God?
These nuns have been in prison:
Sister Carol and Sister Ardeth make no apologies for their actions and demonstrations in the past. In 2002, the two, along with another nun, broke into a nuclear missile site in Colorado and used their own blood to paint crosses on a silo. Sister Ardeth was sentenced to 41 months and Sister Carol was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison.
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Is what these nuns do fitting in with the vows they have taken?
Poverty The vow of poverty leads a nun to imitate Jesus who for our sake became poor, although he was rich. It helps her to be poor in spirit as well as in fact, and to live a life of labor and moderation. By the vow of poverty , she gives up the right to control or benefit from personal property and commits herself to live interdependently within a community, according to its constitutions. The purpose of this vow is to free her from being fascinated by material things so that she may be free to serve others.
Chastity The vow of chastity leads a nun to imitate Jesus who was chaste. This vow frees her from the demands of an exclusive human relationship so that she can give all her love to God, and through God to all people. By the vow she promises not to marry or to engage in romantic behavior or sexual acts.
Obedience The vow of obedience leads the nun to imitate the obedience of Jesus Christ. By seeking God's will for her and obeying her lawful superiors according to the constitutions of her particular group. As a member of her religious community, she searches for the will of God, not in arbitrary commands, but in prayerful reflection and dialogue with others.
Even reflecting upon a Dominican Nun in the United States, I do not see how the activites of these two nuns fits into their service.
Definitely not singing nuns, that’s for sure, although, while in prison, perhaps they sang like caged birds.
