Cardinal Gerhard Muller
During a recent interview published in L’Osservatore Romano, Cardinal Gerhard Muller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) revealed the Pope’s plans to expand the role of women in the Church and said “we are not women gobblers.”
Even as the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) proceeds with its annual assembly this week during which they will honor a dissenting nun, the Pew Center Research Center is reporting that the number of nuns in the U.S. is continuing its steep decline.
Cardinal Gerhard Muller
When the dissenting sisters who comprise the Leadership Council of Women Religious (LCWR) recently honored a nun whose books were sanctioned by the U.S. Bishops, the Head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) appears to have run out of patience.
Members of the Leadership Council for Women Religious (LCWR) are upset that the Vatican has sent a representative to attend their annual conference, accusing the Church of putting a “cloud” over their affair.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The Leadership Council of Women Religious (LCWR), which was recently put under direct control by the Vatican due to the group’s long history of dissent from Catholic teaching, has decided to reject Rome’s plan to reform the group into a more conservative mold, but stopped short of calling for an outright split from the Church.
A member of the Daughters of Mary, Mother of Healing Love, has issued a public statement in which she welcomes the Vatican’s action against the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) saying that the dissident organization does not represent her or thousands of other nuns.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The bishop who led the doctrinal assessment of the Leadership Council of Women Religious (LCWR) has published a revealing op-ed explaining exactly why the Vatican took the position it did and sets the record straight about the many misrepresentations of the facts in this case.
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) issued a statement on Friday in which they denounce the Vatican’s recent sanctions against the organization.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
In the wake of the Vatican’s move to clean up the dissention in the ranks of the leaders of women religious in the U.S., the Leadership Council of Women Religious (LCWR) is considering letting go of its canonical recognition to become a voluntary organization.
Even though the group of dissident nuns known as the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) is now under the control of the Vatican, the group’s annual convention, scheduled for August and featuring New Age “visionary” Barbara Marx Hubbard, is being permitted to go forward.
