1.   The nuns were just leaving their convent church.

2.   The nun never left.

3.   Her lone public stand is unprecedented in this predominantly Roman Catholic country, where nuns generally leave politics to the bishops.

4.   Sanchez, bishop of the nearby city of Siguenza and secretary of the powerful Episcopal Conference, has not publicly said why the nuns must leave.

5.   The nuns rarely leave, praying and studying the Bible eight hours a day and growing vegetables in their garden, Ibanez said.