LCWR leader: Meeting with Vatican an opportunity for dialogue

VATICAN CITY
National Catholic Reporter

Jun. 12, 2012
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY — After meeting with top officials of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the head of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious said she was thankful for the chance to have an open dialogue about a recent Vatican-ordered reform of the organization.

Franciscan Sr. Pat Farrell, LCWR president, and St. Joseph Sr. Janet Mock, executive director, met Tuesday with U.S. Cardinal William J. Levada, prefect of the doctrinal congregation, and with Archbishop J. Peter Sartain of Seattle to talk about the mandate.

“We are grateful for the opportunity for open dialogue, and now we will return to our members to see about the next step” and decide how to proceed in light of discussions with the doctrinal office, Farrell told journalists after the meeting.

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