Nuns on the Bus: Economic Justice and the Faithful Budget

Sister Mary Ellen Lacy of NETWORK, the Catholic social justice lobby behind the Nuns on the Bus tour, argued that long-term charity erodes human dignity and relieves government of responsibility, read Walter Wink's interpretation of "turn the other cheek" as nonviolent resistance, and recounted how the Vatican's 2012 assessment naming NETWORK as a "suspect group" prompted the sisters to launch the bus tour promoting a multifaith "faithful budget" against Rep. Paul Ryan's proposed cuts. A video segment from the tour was screened. Spring 2013 Friday Forum. Extended audience Q&A covered immigration reform, interreligious dialogue, Medicaid expansion, and sequestration.