The group
of Catholic nuns who launched the Nuns On A Bus tour to shed light on the effects
the House Republican budget would have on the poor turned its attention to the
GOP’s presidential candidate this week, challenging Mitt Romney to join them
for a day to learn about the plight of the poor. NETWORK, a
Catholic social justice organization, issued the call on Wednesday and was joined yesterday by the Franciscan Action
Network, an organization of friars and sisters.
We are deeply troubled by your campaign’s
recent advertisements and statements about welfare, which we believe demonize
the families we serve and reflect a woeful lack of knowledge about the
challenges faced by tens of millions of Americans. By accepting our invitation,
we hope that you will have the opportunity to see firsthand the struggles of
those in need and have the compassion to desist your campaign’s harsh attacks.
We are all God’s children and equal in God’s
eyes. Efforts to divide us by class or score political points at the expense of
the most vulnerable of our brothers and sisters reveal the worst side of our
country’s politics. Please accept our invitation to witness and to serve.
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