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Nuns pose with a life size cutout of Pope Benedict XVI before the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC.
Thursday, Jul. 02, 2009

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  • SISTER SANDRA M. SCHNEIDERS,
  • who is worried that the Vatican's announced investigation of U.S. nuns indicates a desire to force them back to a more traditional lifestyle in convents
Photo: Brendan Smialowski / Getty | Source: New York Times