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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (56489)	10/24/2008 6:04:43 PM
From: SmoothSail	Respond to of 57110

Used to be that all nuns and priests turned over their paychecks and were given a small stipend. Mostly the orders encouraged their families to provide the "extras" should they need them. They were provided food, shelter and clothing, with everything distributed on an even basis - no one got more than the next one. Except for upper management, who got nicer houses and cars, etc. In turn, they were taken care of for life - including healthcare and retirement. They were only required to take the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. The perfect Utopian society within a society. So what happened? How many convents do you see these days? How many nuns do you see? Used to be they were all over the place. Turns out the nuns starting balking at the poverty and obedience parts. Why should they work so hard teaching on every level, all day long, and be required to turn everything over so that upper management could live in mansions and drive a new car every year, while they were required to live 4 to a room in a crowded convent, share community property and not be allowed to own anything? Even those motivated by a religious ideology, dedicated to their vocation, will eventually act on their resentment.