"Nuns on the Bus" Tour America for Social Justice

They call themselves "Nuns on the Bus", and their road tour for social justice may be coming to a town near you. The Catholic sisters have been explicitly criticized by the Vatican for touting a progressive agenda, but they're not backing down. On Thursday they stopped in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to celebrate the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of the health care overhaul bill.

Published

11 months ago

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US, US Politics

Topics

Politics & Government, Health Policy, Economic Policy, United States

Places

United States of America, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg

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SHOTLIST: <br></br><br></br>HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. JUNE 28, 2012 (SOURCE : AFPTV / ACCESS ALL) <br></br><br></br>- VAR of bus pulling up in front of Pennsylvania Capitol building <br></br><br></br>SOUNDBITE 1: Sister Simone Campbell (woman), Executive Director, Network (English, 18 sec): <br></br>"People at the bottom, those who are suffering, who have lost jobs, who are left out, who are working minimum wage jobs or who have only part-time jobs are being hurt more and more. We think decisions should favor those folks, not the top. So we went on the road to take that case to the American public." <br></br><br></br>- VAR of nuns coming out of bus <br></br><br></br>SOUNDBITE 2: Sister Simone Campbell (woman), Executive Director, Network (English, 30 sec): <br></br>[in response to the Vatican's sanctioning of nun's groups conducting social outreach] <br></br>"We've met people who just struggle every day to put food on the table. You know I met the son of a woman who died without health care because they just didn't have it. And so by the time she got to a doctor she was terminally ill. And so when you meet people like that, how can my hurt feelings, how can my sadness keep me at home?" <br></br><br></br>- VAR of press conference <br></br><br></br>SOUNDBITE 3: Jan Arnold (woman), retiree (English, 24 sec): <br></br>"Both of us are Catholics, yes. And that's why we're so thrilled to see the sisters out there, you know, supporting these very important issues. And really they can say more than just the average person can because of their status. And I think they're just wonderful. The deserve praise for this because I'm sure the fallout on it is going to be questionable." <br></br><br></br>- VAR of press conference <br></br><br></br>-------------------------------------------------- <br></br>NO AFP TEXT STORY