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In a recent DU thread, I was stunned when some female DUer made the bizarre claim to the effect that "everyone knows" that nuns are really the ones in control of the Catholic church. In my lifetime of close observation of the Catholic church, and of many nuns, I believe nuns are perpetual underlings, who get tossed out if they dare to defy any priest, let alone any higher ranking males in the church heirarchy. Read the rest of the news item cited in the OP and you'll see that this archbishop, having made a very controversial decision to publicly insult a United States Senator, did not even have the courtesy or respect to speak directly to the high school's president (nun), or the nun in charge of the order which owns this private school.
Snippet from the article:
"Archdiocesan spokeswoman Anne Steffens said, “The decision was not made by the archbishop.” She said he wasn’t part of discussions on the matter.
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This smacks of the Gonzales school of management. We are supposed to believe that such a major decision - to publicly rebuke and insult a United States Senator - was made by some underling, and that the archbishop "wasn't part of discussions on the matter"?
The article also refers to the fact that this archbishop resigned from the board of a Catholic children's medical center because Sheryl Crow (who supports stem cell research & abortion rights) was providing entertainment for a charity fundraiser for the hospital. Fortunately that charity foundation is not run by nuns, so it's lay Board could thumb its nose at this turkey in archbishop's robes, and proceed to thereby raise a lot of money for a worthy cause.
Here's the story from a Sheryl Crow's fan forum website, quoting a story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (4/29/2007)
www.sherylcrow.com/boards/default.aspx?cid+224&tid=115057
Headline:
Archbishop Raymond Burke made it to the Fox Theatre Saturday — but only as a punch line.
When Bob Costas, the evening's host, walked onto the stage he scanned the crowd, gazing into the back rows of the upper balcony before breaking the prolonged silence. "All right," Costas quipped. "I guess the archbishop is not showing up." Last week, Burke resigned from the board of the Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center Foundation because Crow — a vocal supporter of embryonic stem cell research — was scheduled to headline the annual fundraiser and concert.
"Sheryl Crow made it clear that she is coming here for three reasons," Costas told the crowd. The singer wanted to help children, put on a good show and, Costas said,"get me ex-communicated." Later, comedian Billy Crystal, making another appearance at the annual event, joined the act. "I respect his right to choose," Crystal said of Burke. "His right to choose not to be here." After a round of applause, Crystal added: "After all, charity begins at home — because that's where he is."
Saturday's event benefits the Bob Costas Cancer Center at Cardinal Glennon Medical Center. The television announcer, who also emcees the fundraiser, spoke with reporters before engaging the crowd. Costas said he respected Burke's position but disagreed with it. "I have no regrets or hesitations about carrying on with Sheryl Crow this evening," he said. Costas said the controversy wouldn't affect planning of future benefits. Costas said he had never spoken to the archbishop about the event and had not received any personal appeal from Burke to drop Crow.
Crow, a singer who grew up in the Missouri Bootheel, appeared in a commercial last year in support of Missouri's Amendment 2, which protects embryonic stem cell research in the state. Burke campaigned against the measure, which passed.
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