sister mary hughes says even more than clothing changes, vatican ii urged nuns to get out in the community. >> i think that's one of the great gifts of vatican ii, that it sent us back to study what the gospels were saying. and over and over again, it was about feed the hungry, visit those in prison, help the poor. >> reporter: the dominican sisters in amityville have a variety of ministries designed to help those at the margins, such as literacy classes to teach new immigrant women english. there are homes to help women and children with nowhere else to live. and, there's even an organic garden, where about 20% of the produce is donated to an interfaith food network. under an umbrella organization called the leadership conference of women religious, or lcwr, many communities of nuns began shifting their ministries in the wake of vatican ii. for some sisters, it was an exhilarating time. but others were concerned. >> there was a minority of women who didn't feel that the changes were appropriate, that the adaptations to modern life, the moving out of the parish into the world, that these m

mary snow, cnn, new york. >>> well, holly hughes is here. she is a criminal defense attorney.ome at this from a little different perspective. if same sex marriage supporters are asking for respect when it comes to what they believe, don't the people at chick-fil-a deserve the same respect when it comes to asking that their beliefs also be respected? isn't there a fundamental principle of respect here? >> absolutely. you have to remember, this country was founded on religious freedom. that was one of the reasons we were founded. so if you want to say respect our definition of marriage, then you have to turn around and say, okay. i respect your definition of marriage. what we're talking about are words. now when you turn those words into action, deb, that's when there becomes a problem. he can stand up and say i believe this all day long. if he uses those beliefs to start discriminating against same sex couples in his hiring practices or who he serves, then we've got a big problem. >> right. it doesn't seem like they're doing that. there's been a statement to that effect. when y