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In reply to the discussion: Praying in the Capitol rotunda, Lauren Boebert stated that Jesus "went to hell in our place." [View all]Irish_Dem
(78,909 posts)In Irish Catholic families the youngest female is sent to a convent at an early age.
My aunt left home when she was about 9 years old and spent the rest of her life as a nun.
She went on to get advanced degrees in a teaching order.
She was funny, smart, modern, loved her nieces and nephews to pieces.
When she was with us, she talked about us, not herself.
The interesting part is that she NEVER talked about God, religion, being better because she was a nun.
Humble, low key. We only learned about her many high accomplishments at her funeral.
The Irish people I knew were not very religious, didn't parade around about it.
And for god's sake didn't pretend to be better people because of it.
The only time god's name was mentioned was when they were cussing.
This whole "holier than thou" stuff seems some sort of American aberration.