I’m sure you’ve read the news. The Vatican is launching an apostolic visitation upon the good sisters of the good old US of A! Yes, the US Nuns face a Vatican probe! Apparently, Bishop Murphy agrees there should be some kind of investigation. He has “No problem with it.” Claiming it is a very positive move. All this was reported in Newsday back on September 20th.The Vatican is concerned about the sisters' prayer lives, declining numbers, and "fidelity to the Church's teachings," along with other issues. It claims the inquiry will be a positive experience for the good sisters, and with the exception of cloistered nuns, all 59,000 sisters in the United States are subject to the probe, which does not include nuns in any other country.
"Some American bishops and other players in the church have long been concerned about what they see as a climate of dissent," said John Allen, Rome correspondent for The National Catholic Reporter.
Excuse me but…
Are these women becoming too uppity? Do they think they can have the right to help the poor, educate themselves, run hospitals; minister to unwed mothers and save the Catholic Church from crumbling into small pieces, because the priests are under investigation? They may even try to take a page out of Bishop Murphy’s book, and ignore the investigation, deny it all and hope it goes away!
Maybe, just maybe, the Bishop is a little annoyed that the nuns look better in a dress than he does.
Listen: I’m going to hell anyway.
2 comments:
I read the article and it is disturbing that with all the problems the Catholic church in 2009 is facing, that they choose to investigate a group of women who do so much good in the world. It seems the Vatican is thin skinned when it comes to anything resembling criticism of its policies. They need to lighten up a bit and listen to what the good sisters have to say. (You're not going to hell...as a Brooklyn Dodger fan you already paid your dues here on earth.)
NUNS???? There are women running around this country on reality TV, making millions of dollars for acting like tramps, and the Vatican is bothering the few Nuns we have left? Honestly, I like the Catholic faith but have so many issues with the Church as an insitution, this being one of them!
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