UNITED STATES
WWNO
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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:
The Vatican has clamped down on the largest group of Catholic nuns in the U.S., citing what it calls grave concerns about serious doctrinal problems. The Holy See says the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, or LCWR, has promoted radical feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith in some programs. And it has named an archbishop to oversee the nuns and approve their work. In a statement, the LCWR says it is stunned by the Vatican’s conclusions and will prepare a response.
We reached Sister Simone Campbell for her reaction. She heads NETWORK, a Catholic social Justice lobby that works with the LCWR and is named in the Vatican’s report.
SISTER SIMONE CAMPBELL: Quite frankly, it’s very visceral. It’s like a sock in the stomach. I wish I knew what was in their brains. I don’t know. But it looks like from the outside that they are not used to strong women who took the urging of Pope Pius XII very seriously. Pope Pius XII urged women religious, way before I was in the community, to be educated in theology, to get educated in advanced degrees.
So, we took it seriously and we did it. The leadership doesn’t know how to deal with strong women. And so, they’re way is try to shape us into whatever they think it should be, not realizing that we’ve been faithful to the call this whole time.
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