Dominican
Sisters of Mission San Jose take stance against nuclear proliferation
-- affirm the Earth Charter
MISSION SAN JOSE, CA - August 13, 2008--At
their July United States Chapter meetings, the Dominican Sisters
of Mission San Jose took a corporate stance against nuclear weapons
proliferation in harmony with the Federation of Dominican Sisters,
USA, and many other religious communities. Taking the stance came
after personal and communal study on the whole nuclear weapons
issue. The Sisters also affirmed the Earth Charter after serious
reflection.
This statement against nuclear
proliferation calls upon the United States government to “lead the way for the global abolition
of nuclear and all weapons of mass destruction.” The Sisters
want to see not only an end to all nuclear weapons, but they want
to see a plan developed, adopted and implemented that will ensure
that there will be “no new nuclear weapons, no new materials
for nuclear weapons, and no testing of nuclear weapons.”
“We are proud that this corporate stance has been made at
this time of so many concerns about nuclear proliferation in our
nation,” said Sister Stella Marie Goodpasture, Northern California
Justice Promoter for the Mission San Jose Dominicans. “We
need to have the position of Dominican women clearly and publicly
stated.”
“We are also very happy that the Community affirmed the
Earth Charter,” Sister Stella Marie added. |