These ‘Sisters’ Should Remove the Plank from Their Eyes!
By Fr LW Gonzales On August 18th, 2009WASHINGTON (CNS) — Leaders representing 59,000 women religious are questioning what they say is a lack of full disclosure about what is motivating the Vatican’s apostolic visitation that will study the contemporary practices of U.S. women’s religious orders.
In an Aug. 17 press statement, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious also said the leaders “object to the fact that their orders will not be permitted to see the investigative reports about them” when they are submitted in 2011 to the Vatican’s Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life and its prefect, Cardinal Franc Rode.
In addition, the women religious expressed concern about secrecy they say is surrounding the funding of the study, said Sister Annmarie Sanders, director of communications for LCWR. …
“Leaders representing 59,000 women religious…”
That was as of 2007. Given the rate at which the aged LCWR sisters are dying (91% of all US nuns are over 60) there should be only about 50,000 by now.
Bless these wonderful sisters and all the good work that they do!