TENNESSEE
National Catholic Reporter
Dan Stockman | Aug. 15, 2014
NASHVILLE, TENN. The Vatican and women religious are caught up in a tension with historical, sociological and ecclesiastical roots, but a solution could be found, Sr. Elizabeth Johnson said.
The Fordham University theologian praised the sisters for their commitment to “meaningful, honest dialogue” and urged them to stay the course.
Johnson was honored Friday with the Outstanding Leadership Award by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, the largest group of women religious leaders in the nation, representing about 80 percent of the 51,600 sisters in the United States.
Both Johnson and LCWR have been criticized by the church, and Johnson told the nearly 800 sisters gathered here for LCWR’s annual assembly that the criticisms of her writing and of LCWR are intertwined.
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