UNITED STATES
National Catholic Reporter
Jun. 14, 2012
By Joshua J. McElwee
Two orders of priests and brothers have sent separate letters of support to the leaders of the group representing the majority of U.S. sisters expressing “appreciation” and “deep gratitude” for the work of the sisters in the wake of the Vatican’s crackdown on their group.
Taken together, the letters represent the third and fourth such sign of support for the sisters from male orders and seem to indicate there may be ongoing discussions among other men religious about how to respond to the Vatican’s move.
News of the letters comes two days after representatives of the sisters’ group, known as the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), met in Rome with Cardinal William Levada, the head of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which in April ordered to group to revise and place itself under the authority of three bishops.
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