Catholic Nuns To Tour The Country, Speaking Out Against Paul Ryan's
Un-Christian Republican Budget
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Washington (CNN) - American nuns are taking their opposition of the proposed Paul Ryan Republican
budget to the American people and embarking on a bus tour through some of America’s most politically
important states.
NETWORK, a group founded by 47 Catholic sisters that speaks out on social justice issues in particular,
will be hitting states like Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia in order to reveal “how federal
budget cuts proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan, (R-WI), and passed by the House of Representatives will hurt
struggling families in these states.”
In interviews after unveiling his budget, Ryan said that he applied his view of Catholic social teaching in
his budget proposal, a statement that Sister Simone Campbell, the executive director of NETWORK, said
co-opted sacred Catholic teachings.
“I think he was so direct in draping himself in the mantle of Catholic social teaching,” Campbell said. “He
took the words but he took none of the meaning in the forming of the budget.”
Campbell continued: “It is one thing to have political differences, but to try to hide a budget that will
devastate people and claim that it is supported by your faith. It is unacceptable. He is wrong and he
needs to be told so.”
The nuns are protesting the Republican Ryan budget that will: ~ Undermining the food stamp program (SNAP) at a time when millions need it to feed their families ~ Beginning to shift Medicare to a voucher program, thus driving more seniors into poverty ~ Giving large tax breaks to the wealthy at the expense of protections for struggling families ~ Drastically cutting funding for health insurance programs for low-income people, causing millions to lose access to healthcare ~Increasing Pentagon spending while cutting programs that serve people in need -- despite the Pentagon saying there are military programs that should be cut. |
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