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[man] In keeping with the
modernization of Catholic liturgy and ecumenical thought,
the tradition-bound dress of nuns is being
altered radically. The official document that
came out of Vatican II said, "experiment in stages." And then after a few years,
good scientific method, you re-examine them again. So, as all the little changes
and experiments continued, we began to see more and more discussion
on the issue of the habit. Why dressing as
a medieval woman dresses would make one
more Christian, more holy?
modernization of Catholic liturgy and ecumenical thought,
the tradition-bound dress of nuns is being
altered radically. The official document that
came out of Vatican II said, "experiment in stages." And then after a few years,
good scientific method, you re-examine them again. So, as all the little changes
and experiments continued, we began to see more and more discussion
on the issue of the habit. Why dressing as
a medieval woman dresses would make one
more Christian, more holy?
Full Transcript
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[man] In keeping with the
modernization of Catholic liturgy
00:00:03.087 --> 00:00:06.549
and ecumenical thought,
the tradition-bound
00:00:06.573 --> 00:00:08.941
dress of nuns is being
altered radically.
00:00:11.544 --> 00:00:14.324
The official document that
came out of Vatican II said,
00:00:14.348 --> 00:00:15.948
"experiment in stages."
00:00:18.417 --> 00:00:21.865
And then after a few years,
good scientific method,
00:00:21.889 --> 00:00:23.867
you re-examine them again.
00:00:23.891 --> 00:00:28.694
So, as all the little changes
and experiments continued,
00:00:29.629 --> 00:00:31.029
we began to see more
00:00:31.999 --> 00:00:33.232
and more discussion
on the issue of the habit.
00:00:35.368 --> 00:00:39.349
Why dressing as
a medieval woman dresses
00:00:39.373 --> 00:00:43.999
would make one
more Christian, more holy?
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Movie Summary
A look at Los Angeles's Sisters of the Immaculate Heart, nuns who challenged the patriarchal conventions of the Catholic Church 50 years ago and are still taking a stand today.