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In reply to the discussion: Do you know why Catholics put money in the collection plate at Sunday mass? [View all]BainsBane
(53,031 posts)but I have literally had people tell me my priorities were messed up when I mentioned the church's work on poverty.
I happened to go to Catholic school for grades 7-10. I had actually had sex education classes in 7th and 8th grades. The teachers even passed out condoms. The nuns weren't in the room at the time, but they knew it was happening. My grandmother's priest told her contraception was a matter of personal conscience. Other DUers say their priests say the same thing. My eighth grade teacher was a nun who was a gay rights activist in the 70s and 80s, until her early death from cancer. Despite public pronouncements by the Council of Bishops, the everyday experience of Catholics in their parishes can be very different from what people think watching the news.
As for Paul Ryan, you might have seen that his budget was roundly condemned by Catholic groups, from the Nuns on the Bush to even the Council of Bishops. They all condemned it as a fundamentally immoral piece of legislation.