[3] The backlash against the nuns for signing this statement was swift and they received significant pressure from the Vatican.
It seeks to stifle freedom of speech and public discussion in the Roman Catholic Church.
As late as 2009 she served as a clinic escort, helping women access their legal right to abortion care.
[9] She also belonged to a club with feminist theologian Mary Hunt called "The best and the brightest of the bad girls.
[10] She graduated high school in 1955 and was a longtime resident of Chicago and a member of the Dominican order of Catholic nuns.