I never heard about Saint Hildegard either...just the female saints who wanted to be poor and suffer. In recent years I have learned that Clare of Assisi may have been excommunicated at one point. From her cloister she made trouble for a pope. When the nuns told us something, they didn't tell us everything, but they probably didn't know either. Today many are making a bit of trouble for the Vatican.
Kathleen, when your pitch came in I knew we had to run this story because I went to Catholic school but somehow never heard about Saint Hildegard, and I'm salty about it!
I never heard about Saint Hildegard either...just the female saints who wanted to be poor and suffer. In recent years I have learned that Clare of Assisi may have been excommunicated at one point. From her cloister she made trouble for a pope. When the nuns told us something, they didn't tell us everything, but they probably didn't know either. Today many are making a bit of trouble for the Vatican.
Kathleen
Kathleen, when your pitch came in I knew we had to run this story because I went to Catholic school but somehow never heard about Saint Hildegard, and I'm salty about it!
That's exactly what happened, Vanessa and I'm glad you told me we should run it. Good call!
Thank you for all the likes. Turns out, God help us, this snarky info is still needed.