UNITED STATES
National Catholic Reporter
May. 29, 2012
By Joshua J. McElwee
Almost two months later, clarity is still elusive.
Across the country, women religious are still trying to make sense of the Vatican’s latest move — an April order to the organization representing the large majority of their ranks, telling the group to revise and place itself under the control of an archbishop.
For the first time since announcement of the sweeping order, the leadership of that group — known as the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) — meets this week to discuss what to do next.
While the group has not given many details about the expected contents of the meeting — scheduled for Tuesday through Friday — an April release said the national board of the group will meet in an “atmosphere of prayer, contemplation and dialogue” and that it “plans to move slowly, not rushing to judgment.”
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