If Paul Ryan wants to pass his budget, he'll have to face down Sister Diane Donohue first.
"It's immoral!" the 81-year-old Catholic nun said of the Wisconsin Republican's fiscal plan, as the crowd gathered on Capitol Hill erupted in cheers. Another nun, Sister Simone Campbell, denounced the proposed cuts to food stamps, child care, and other programs for the needy. "That's not Christian," said Campbell, who leads a Catholic social justice lobby called NETWORK. Campbell reminded her supporters of the Bible's teachings on charity and compassion—but threw in a dash of realism as well. "Sisters don't just do it with grace," she explained. "For heaven's sake, we need money!"
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