I may have to go into therapy after seeing this pic

[kpete]

Link to tweet

?s=20

[MyOwnPeace]

1. Boy, talk about bad habits..........

[dchill]

9. You win!

[PatSeg]

32. Oh, I have to steal that!

[matt819]

2. If they are actually nuns. . .

Find their church and remove their tax exemption.

[dawg day]

6. I agree-- we've seen "Amish Trumpers" and "Trump nuns" before

Just takes a trip to the costume store.

[DURHAM D]

3. I read recently that Trump got 50% of the Roman Catholic vote.

I was surprised but probably should not have been.

[dalton99a]

23. +1

[Binkie The Clown]

4. They're hoping he will grab them by the...

well, I won't say it.

[onethatcares]

27. If you won't, I will

Rosaries.

[dalton99a]

5. I guess Trump gives them orgasmic joy

[dchill]

7. Could not get more profane.

[Phoenix61]

8. Off to find the eye bleach. nt

[SoCalNative]

10. So

They've officially been indoctrinated into 2 cults.

[stillcool]

11. i went to Catholic School...

doesn't surprise me a bit. They were the Fox news of my time.

[Sanity Claws]

12. Nuns don't wear habits like that anymore

Something is off. They are either wearing costumes or they are women in orders not part of the Roman Catholic Church.

[obamanut2012]

22. Yes they do

Plenty of orders in the US still do.

[lapucelle]

49. They're not a real order of nuns.

For the record: Michigan nuns at Trump rally aren't really nuns

https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/religious-life/record-michigan-nuns-trump-rally-are-not-really-nuns

[Chicago1980]

13. Their parishes should be taxed.....

I have an 18" wooden ruler just for them.....

[imanamerican63]

14. I think they are not Nuns!

Because they are not allow to wear anything over their habits(uniform) unless it is a winter coat or rain coat. I had a teacher who wore a habit except for while she taught physical education. She taught religion too and remember her telling us about what could do and couldn’t do. Now, given the times we’re in, this could be true? Very disappointing and disturbing if so?

[obamanut2012]

24. It is obvious they are Dominicans

And yes, nuns can wear stuff over their habit.

[lapucelle]

50. The Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Hartland, MI are not real nuns.

Their order isn't recognized by the Catholic church.

They are perfectly on-brand for Trump...fake nuns.

[dalton99a]

15. They are Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Hartland, Michigan

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8900181/Back-habit-Nuns-attend-President-Trumps-rally-Michigan.html

Nuns for Trump! Sisters beam at President Trump's rally in Michigan as he says it felt 'like God touched my shoulder' when he took antibody cocktail for COVID-19

Thousands of President Trump's most earnest supporters arrived to his campaign stop in Michigan on Friday, but it was five nuns that snagged his attention.

While speaking to the crowd that rallied at Oakland International Airport in Waterford Township about his bout of COVID-19, Trump directly addressed The Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary from Hartland.

'Sisters, I wasn’t feeling too good,' he told the women, who arrived in religious habits and sat among others who carried 'Make America Great Again' signs and donned MAGA paraphernalia.

'And they gave me something called Regeneron,' Trump added. 'The next morning, sister, I woke up and it was like God touched my shoulder.'

[DFW]

16. If THAT doesn't negate their tax-exempt status, I don't know what will. n/t

[Wounded Bear]

21. No shit...nt

[jonstl08]

17. Ugh. I may need it also

Went to 12 years of Catholic schools. If these are actually nuns then they violate so much catholic doctrine by supporting a man who commits adultery, tells lies, and hates the poor such as immigrants. But then again look at how many right wing Christians also overlook these.

PS. Wonder what Pope Francis would thing about this since by all purposes he is against most of Trump's policies.

[dalton99a]

20. Francis would excommunicate them

[njhoneybadger]

18. I think they lost sight of what was once their Core Values.

[58Sunliner]

19. Might be the same ones who attended a rally.

If it is, they are a sect of some sort.

[obamanut2012]

25. Wrong, mainstream RC Dominicans

Not a sect at all.

[58Sunliner]

35. A sect is a group that deviates in some way from the larger assoc.

They are a minority of their group-Dominicans nuns-attending a riot.

[lapucelle]

51. They are not real nuns, and they are not mainstream Dominicans.

For the record: Michigan nuns at Trump rally aren't really nuns

https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/religious-life/record-michigan-nuns-trump-rally-are-not-really-nuns

[Blue Owl]

26. How do you solve a problem like Melania

[Celerity]

28. more

[PatSeg]

31. That is so disturbing

[Celerity]

34. It is ALL mental AF, I have never had less desire to ever move back and live in the US again than I

do at the present time other than right before we won the two GA runoffs. The SCOTUS is a huge issue (IF they invalidate my marriage the next working day I am going into the US embassy here and renouncing) and I am also, atm, dreading 2022, given the disastrous outcomes of last 2 first term Dem POTUS midterms (1994 and 2010). The nation is full stop schizo atm, there are 100 million or so straight up violent, white nationalist, scientifically brainwashed potential (or fully actualised) lunatics dispersed everywhere, even in the giant urban areas. I do not feel at all safe coming back, and my wife (not a US citizen, I am the only one in both our families who is) is far more anti moving back than I am.

[PatSeg]

38. Oh, I can't blame you

There are plenty of people who wish they could leave. These truly are dark times in the United States. Though I'm sure things will get better, there has been so much damage I don't think everyone will recover. I'm glad you found a place where you feel at home and safe.

[Generic Other]

44. Oh My

I missed this one!

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

29. Nuns with guns?

Nasty habits.

[smirkymonkey]

30. What the ever loving fuck?

I don't even know what to say. This just blows my mind.

[panader0]

33. Fuck religion.

[jalan48]

36. Sometimes different cults support one another.

[AnyFunctioningAdult]

37. The most surprising thing about this

is the number of people surprised by this. Wait, you mean people already in a cult would easily join another one? Get out!

[lame54]

39. Idols don't come any falser

[Brother Mythos]

40. It's time for a certain tax exempt status to be revoked.

On second thought, it's past time for the tax exemptions of a lot of religious organizations to be revoked.

[UTUSN]

41. *Some* nuns, descendants of the Inquisition, plus Mel BROOKS

[hunter]

42. When I was a kid I witnessed my mom in a literal bitch slapping contest with a Bishop.

As I recall she won. He retreated.

All I won was was PTSD extreme aversion to violence and later scars worse.

[Generic Other]

43. Neo-Benedictines

mad that the last "fascist" pope was fired.

Notice they are covering their whatevers.

Roe v. Wade nuns.

[cindy012365]

45. New Here... AND LIVE ACROSS THE STREET

I just moved to Hartland, MI in March. There is a big manufactured home community across the busy highway from them. We hear their church bells every hour, and they turn off at a certain time at night, but I haven't figured what time, yet.

They have two signs at the road that say 100% American, 0% Socialism, and one other that is too small of a text to read, while climbing to 55mph.

I am just finding out, that they are not registered with the Catholic Church at all!! They're just right wing nut jobs!

I mean, come on!! Jesus was a socialist!! He fed the hungry and poor, and fed the sick! They have a massive tent setup out there, like they're getting ready for a sale right now.

I do not know if they have non-profit status here, but as far as I know, nuns don't have jobs. They don't pay taxes. They live on donations from people. They don't pay for clothes. They don't pay for food. They don't pay for medical care, dental care, or vision care! They're leeches on society! Is that not the definition of benefiting from Socialism? Living on donations, and paying for nothing?!?

I'm just finding all of this out! It's crazy!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

46. And it's not even the middle of the month. NT

[lapucelle]

47. "For the record: Michigan nuns at Trump rally aren't really nuns"

For many Americans, Donald Trump will be remembered as the "fake news" president for his constant lambasting of the media. And, despite telling more than 30,000 lies during his four years in office, among those who supported him with vigor: fake nuns.

snip===================================================

Yet it turns out that the much photographed five nuns in full habit, some holding Trump campaign signs, at that rally aren't nuns at all, at least nuns that are in communion with the Roman Catholic Church.

"The Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary are not, at present, in full communion with the Catholic Church and thus have no canonical standing within the Church," a spokesman for the Diocese of Lansing, Michigan, told NCR via email.

The Leadership Conference of Women Religious and the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious, the two associations of Catholic women religious in the United States, also confirmed to NCR that the Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary are not members of either body. They are also not listed in the Official Catholic Directory, the only authorized directory listing official Catholic institutions and organizations.

https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/religious-life/record-michigan-nuns-trump-rally-are-not-really-nuns

[lapucelle]

48. Biden's nuns are better than Trump's nuns.

On the final evening of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Catholic leaders Fr. James Martin, S.J., editor at large at America Media, and Sr. Simone Campbell, S.S.S., the executive director of NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, delivered prayers to open and close the proceedings.

snip===================================

Sr. Campbell is the executive director of NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice—a federal advocacy organization founded by Catholic Sisters to lobby in Washington, D.C. for policies that mend the gaps in income and wealth in the United States.

She has led six cross-country “Nuns on the Bus” trips focused on tax justice, healthcare, economic justice, comprehensive immigration reform, voter turnout, bridging divides in politics and society, and mending the gaps. Sr. Campbell wrote the famous “Nuns’ Letter,” considered by many as critically important in convincing Congress to support the Affordable Care Act in 2010.

https://ignatiansolidarity.net/blog/2020/08/21/james-martin-simone-campbell-s-s-s-offer-prayers-democratic-national-convention/

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An excerpt from her prayer at the 2020 Democratic convention:

O Divine Spirit!

During the weeks and months ahead, stir our hearts and minds that we might fight for a vision that is worthy of you and your call to honor the dignity of all of your creation.

A vision of who we are as a people, grounded in community and care for all, especially the most marginalized.

A vision that cares for our earth and heals the planet.

A vision that ends structural racism, bigotry, and sexism so rife now in our nation and in our history.

A vision that ensures hungry people are fed, children are nourished, immigrants are welcomed.

[lapucelle]

52. Our fake nuns are better than Trump's fake nuns.

Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.