MASON CITY – Thursday, the ‘Nuns on the Bus’ returned to Iowa for a one-day, three-stop tour. The tour featured Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS, along with fellow Catholic sisters, holding public events across Iowa to discuss the Romney-Ryan budget, as well as the issues of poverty and health care.
The tour stopped in Mason City at the Cerro Gordo County Courthouse at 1:00 PM to address supporters and media.
“As Catholic sisters, we are called to give special attention to the needs of those facing poverty, and we think our elected leaders need to do the same. Our visit to Iowa is an opportunity for those who wish to represent us to hear the stories of hardship and hope that we heard on the bus,” said Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS of NETWORK and organizer of the original “Nuns on the Bus” tour. “Shamefully, some politicians have referred to those who receive assistance from the government as ‘lazy’ and ‘dependent;’ nothing could be further from the truth. We hope that highlighting these stories will provide witness to the reality of poverty in America and the need for a strong social safety net.”
Each event featured Sr. Campbell and brought together stories from across Iowa and the Midwest related to health care, hunger, housing, and economic fairness. Sr. Campbell was joined by local Iowa Catholic Sisters on a one-day three-stop tour of our state with stops in Des Moines, Mason City, and Waterloo.
Watch video:
httpv://youtu.be/11pJxwEfEa0
The money that was spent hauling them all around could have been used to help the people they claim they are trying to help vs. secretly endorsing one candidate over another.
i guess that’s better than a bus load of nasty priests.
And the nuns on the bus go round and round………
Wish I could have seen the nuns on the bus.
Thes are well meaning lady’s but they have no buiness in politics. They are supposed to be religious and religion should not be political.
LVS, we have found common ground. I am a firm believer in seperation of church and state. I don’t think these well meaning nuns should travel the campaign trail anymore than I think a preacher should stand on his pulpit and tell his congregation who to vote for. I also believe that if churches are taking a political stand then they should have to pay the same taxes as you and I do (property tax, taxes on their collections, ect)
I don’t think the Catholic Church is paying for or organized the “nuns on a bus” tour in any way. If I got on a bus with 10 others in my same profession you wouldn’t say anything about it, but because their profession is “nun” it’s all a bad thing… give me a break. Everyone is entitled to their opinion just like you.
I agree everyone has a right to an opinion. The church should pay taxes on most of their income. Many have become nothing more than corporations that build crystal cathedrals and live in big houses being waited on by the same people they claim to serve. That should not be tax free.
It was time well spent watching that video….the good sister makes alot of good, valid points to think about.
Great story! Love Catholic social justice!