Sister Helen Prejean on Terri: "Is she alive?"

Hildebrand · #1 Mar 20, '05, 6:31 pm

Sister Helen Prejean, author of "The Death of Innocents" was interviewed on CNN. Here are her comments on Terri Schiavo:

HARRIS of CNN: Sister Helen, you're Roman Catholic. Terry Schiavo, I know this is off the topic of your book, but I have to ask you this question because I know you have some thoughts on it and we'd love to hear your opinion on this.

You're Roman Catholic, Terry Schiavo is Roman Catholic as well. What do you make of the ongoing battle? I'm sure you're aware of it back and forth here.

Sister Helen Prejean: You know, I just heard that President Bush is saying this is about defense of life. Look at all of the human energy around this woman, who is in a, you know, a state where you're saying, "Is she alive?"

Does she deserve to die? Well, we have killed almost 1,000 people through the death penalty.

If you want to talk about defense of life, you not only have to talk about this single individual and all of this around her particular life where her husband and other members in the family say, in fact, she should be allowed to die that, in fact, she already has died -- I see it as a bogus, diversionary thing.

We've got to look at the deep fabric of our society. Look at all the children that are killed by violence. Look at all of those who die from overdose of drugs. Yet we do not set up clinics around this country to help them to deal with drugs.

The Catholic bishops of the United States tomorrow are going to initiate a campaign as part of respect for life to end the death penalty in the United States. This is the protocol of death where intentionally we set about to kill human beings.

You want to talk about respect for life, let's look at it across the whole board, and put our attention and our energies into stopping government killings, which directly kill people who are alive and not diversionary tactics like everything is around whether or not this poor woman should be allowed to live or die when you get into all these complex things.

HARRIS: And we're going to have to leave it there. Sister Helen Prejean, we appreciate your taking the time to talk to us this Sunday morning.

PREJEAN: Thank you.

HARRIS: Thank you.

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIP.../20/sm.02.html

Lisa4Catholics · #2 Mar 20, '05, 6:35 pm

Why am I not surprised she was on CNN

Almeria · #3 Mar 20, '05, 6:37 pm

Sickening.

JKirkLVNV · #4 Mar 20, '05, 6:46 pm

I'm sick to death of these pantheistic nuns who wear earrings and spout drivel.

SentimentalGent · #5 Mar 20, '05, 6:48 pm

As I said in my column, the criminals get better treatment than the innocent.

As for the dear sister, she missed her real calling as a liberal politician. I can just see her now being transported back 2,000 years and being asked by the Daily Roman Gazette about her opinion on whether Jesus should be put to death.

Sister Prejean: "Well, of course, if you look at him now, all bloody and beaten up, he's really dead already. And this Jesus was out there inciting the people, talking about hell all the time and telling people they had to follow only him. This is just a bogus question. How many thieves have been crucified in the last 20 years? There are two scheduled to die today. What about them? Thankfully, the Sanhedrin is beginning a campaign to reduce those incidents."

If she wore a habit, I would say that she was wearing her bonnet too tight. But since I don't believe she does, I don't know what her excuse is.

Anybody notice in her comments that she never mentioned the 1.2 million preborn babies who never see the light of day every year? Guess they don't count either is the sister's eyes?

swampfox · #6 Mar 20, '05, 6:49 pm

Interesting that she has allied herself with convicted killers and the culture of death. Where have all these crazy nuns come from?

Hildebrand · #7 Mar 20, '05, 6:52 pm

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Originally Posted by Lisa4Catholics

Why am I not surprised she was on CNN

CNN loved this nun. Like most liberals, Sister Helen Prejean was both against the death penalty and for Terri dying.

CNN does not need any anchors opining on current events to get their message across. They show their true colors through their guests and "analysts". If she was a real Catholic, CNN would have had an opposing point of view.

Sister Helen Prejean is "pro-life" in name only. She is pro-life when it comes to saving the lives of those in jail, not those in the womb or the disabled. Although Sister Helen Prejean never says she supports abortion, she is always ambiguous about abortion. She also is in favor of the ordination of women and does not condemn contraception.

Now, you know why CNN picked her.

It is sad that people like her wield real power in the Catholic Church in America.

SentimentalGent · #8 Mar 20, '05, 6:53 pm

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Originally Posted by swampfox

Interesting that she has allied herself with convicted killers and the culture of death. Where have all these crazy nuns come from?

Maybe the bigger question is where are they all going to be going?

**Ani Ibi** · #9 Mar 20, '05, 6:57 pm

Let's find out who her bishop is and email him asking him to discipline her. If she wants to speak from herself fine; but she is speaking from her position as a nun. I'm sorry, as a Catholic, she does not speak for me.

JohnPaul0 · #10 Mar 20, '05, 6:58 pm

As much as we disagree with Sister Helen's comments, let's not forget that the push for a consistent ethic of life within the Church began with the "liberals." Now the whole Church is moving in that direction.

We may not like most things or everything about her, but let's not shut out prophetic voices within the Church: "Test everything; retain what is good. (1 Thes. 5:21).

Hildebrand · #11 Mar 20, '05, 6:59 pm

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Originally Posted by swampfox

Where have all these crazy nuns come from?

The 1960s and 1970s. And many of them from the universities. These are the kind of nuns that teach Theology at "Catholic" universities.

**Ani Ibi** · #12 Mar 20, '05, 6:59 pm

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Originally Posted by JohnPaul0

As much as we disagree with Sister Helen's comments, let's not forget that the push for a consistent ethic of life within the Church began with the "liberals." Now the whole Church is moving in that direction.

We may not like most things or everything about her, but let's not shut out prophetic voices within the Church: "Test everything; retain what is good. (1 Thes. 5:21).

Nah, let's not. Let's persuade them to become Protestants.

Lisa4Catholics · #13 Mar 20, '05, 7:01 pm

Terri Groggy and Unresponsive: High fever last night likely due to infection caused by improper removal of the feeding tube

According to a trusted source, Terri developed a high fever last night, most likely due to infection caused by improper removal of the feeding tube... she is groggy and unresponsive, and may not make it much longer.

So PLEASE GET THIS OUT ASAP...DIRECT CONGRESSIONAL REQUEST!!!!

Please if you have a fax machine take a moment and contact by fax the offices of Congressman Robert Wexler: 19th District of Florida - FAX 202 225-5974
Email here

and Earl Blumenauer - FAX 202 225-8941, Email here

Their voice mails are already full! These two are going to oppose the legislation today that will save Terri Schiavo. Please stress the following: (copy and paste if needed or write your own message)

This is NOT about interfering in states' rights. It is the job of the Federal Government to ensure that State Law is followed and that Terri Schiavo and others like her receive their right of due process, which to this point, has been denied. The federal amendment will ensure that Terri and other disabled people like her will receive a review of the procedures followed by state courts - a right everyone is entitled to, especially in matters of life and death.

Please stand up for the life of those who are unable to speak for themselves and pass the Incapacitated Persons' Legal Protection Act without delay. To allow Terri to die based on the hearsay testimony of a husband who has abandoned her, a lawyer who is a euthanasia advocate - and a judge who has allowed both state and federal law to be broken would be a gross travesty of justice. Judicial tyranny in this country must end!!

Cross posted at BlogsForTerri

Hildebrand · #14 Mar 20, '05, 7:01 pm

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Originally Posted by JohnPaul0

As much as we disagree with Sister Helen's comments, let's not forget that the push for a consistent ethic of life within the Church began with the "liberals." Now the whole Church is moving in that direction.

But these liberals argue heresy with tiny bits of sound theology.

swampfox · #15 Mar 20, '05, 7:06 pm

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Originally Posted by SentimentalGent

Maybe the bigger question is where are they all going to be going?

I often think of the nuns and priests of my youth who were faithful to Church doctrine and the Holy See and the respect that I had for them, even as a youth. I shutter to think that in the last 40+ years the Church has been infected by scores of anti-life nuns and predatory priests whose actions and behavior indicate that they serve another master.