UNITED STATES
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By JAMES F. DRANE
Contributing writer
How does one explain the public reprimand of American sisters, from a group of bishops and Vatican officials who failed so tragically to handle the mentally ill pedophile priests and the damage they did to innocent children and to the Church?
The American sisters targeted belong to the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, which includes a majority of American nuns. They were reprimanded for questioning Church teaching on homosexuality, male only priesthood and for promoting “radical feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith.” They were also reprimanded for public statements that disagree with and challenge the American bishops, “who are the authentic teachers of faith and morals.”
All the above accusations and reprimands were associated with a discussion of President Barack Obama’s health-care plan.
One explanation of what is happening comes from an enduring culture inside the Vatican. Inside the Vatican, there is a particular culture, just as there is a culture inside every large industrial organization, big bank, leadership group of a Protestant Church or government agency responsible for protecting the president. Without an understanding of an inside culture, one can never explain particular unusual behaviors.
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