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Reflection 325  Based on the 1965 Vatican II document: 
Decree on Religious Life
- Article 15

(Comments welcome here)

 

Article 15 says there should be no class distinction in religious communities....as in the past when "lay brothers" and some manual work sisters were often regarded as second class citizens

We humans have to fight against the tendency to create an upper class in groups to which we belong....inner clubs which tend to become exclusive and divisive

Jesus, you who said we are your friends, not your servants,
please help religious communities avoid first and second class citizens