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Rebel Hearts

This Catholic high school in downtown Los Angeleswill be closed for lack of staff when...

[man] This Catholic high school in downtown Los Angeles
will be closed for lack of staff when the sisters of the Immaculate
Heart leave the classrooms. The school specializes in giving
chances to children from racial minorities. [Rosa] It was easier, I guess,
to close that school down, than to close down another
place where there were people with more resources. [man speaking]

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[man] This Catholic high school
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in downtown Los Angeles will be closed for lack of staff
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when the sisters of the Immaculate Heart leave the classrooms.
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The school specializes in giving chances to children from racial minorities.
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[Rosa] It was easier, I guess, to close that school down,
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than to close down another place where there were people
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with more resources.
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[man speaking]
Duration
25 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
01:05:09
Uploaded
May 22, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Anchor Entertainment,Level Forward,Artemis Rising,XTR,Whitewater Films,Quiet,Merman

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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.
Although it does hurt us, and it hurts us very deeply. - Rebel Hearts 00:07
Although it does hurt us, and it hurts us very deeply.
When I was there, we had books that were falling apart in our hands, - Rebel Hearts 00:07
When I was there, we had books that were falling apart in ou...
And the classes were crowded, - Rebel Hearts 00:18
And the classes were crowded,
These girls were demonstrating in front of the Chancery Office - Rebel Hearts 00:19
These girls were demonstrating in front of the Chancery Offi...
I downright hated the cardinal for several years. - Rebel Hearts 00:04
I downright hated the cardinal for several years.
I would say that that whole incident taught me that - Rebel Hearts 00:10
I would say that that whole incident taught me that
But I'm not the only one that got hurt by an institution. - Rebel Hearts 00:05
But I'm not the only one that got hurt by an institutio...
After we were fired from the schools, I went to Rome, - Rebel Hearts 00:09
After we were fired from the schools, I went to Rome,
[Mary] Other communities were very supportive. - Rebel Hearts 00:09
[Mary] Other communities were very supportive.
And then, in November of 1967, we were sent notice - Rebel Hearts 00:25
And then, in November of 1967, we were sent notice
After some months, he sent what became a rather historical document, - Rebel Hearts 00:09
After some months, he sent what became a rather historical d...
This document was shaking, because it became widely publicized. - Rebel Hearts 00:16
This document was shaking, because it became widely publiciz...
By order of Rome, these were the points to be followed. - Rebel Hearts 00:17
By order of Rome, these were the points to be followed.
In other words, every sister was to be a teacher. - Rebel Hearts 00:05
In other words, every sister was to be a teacher.
We were to follow the regulations of the cardinal. - Rebel Hearts 00:08
We were to follow the regulations of the cardinal.
The sisters were shaken that an outside force could tell us - Rebel Hearts 00:19
The sisters were shaken that an outside force could tell us
The Immaculate Heart sisters really set the tone for a lot - Rebel Hearts 00:08
The Immaculate Heart sisters really set the tone for a lot
Um, because the, um... - Rebel Hearts 00:04
Um, because the, um...
They drifted away from authority - Rebel Hearts 00:04
They drifted away from authority
[woman] After that, the cardinal requested from Rome - Rebel Hearts 00:18
[woman] After that, the cardinal requested from Rome