Given the dissent that exists in the Catholic Church in America, this Apostolic visitation is both very necessary, and long overdue.A front-page New York Times story on the Vatican's concern about women's religious orders in the US offers a strong indication that the apostolic visitation announced earlier this year is being taken seriously-- both by the Holy See and by American nuns.
The fact that the Vatican is concerned about religious life in the US is not news. In February it was made public that the Congregation for Religious had ordered an apostolic visitation of the American religious orders. Then in April the Vatican followed up with a second announcement: the Leadership Conference of Women Religious is also under scrutiny because of its support for causes (such as the ordination of women) that are at variance with Catholic doctrine.
The fact that the Vatican is concerned about religious life in the US is not news. In February it was made public that the Congregation for Religious had ordered an apostolic visitation of the American religious orders. Then in April the Vatican followed up with a second announcement: the Leadership Conference of Women Religious is also under scrutiny because of its support for causes (such as the ordination of women) that are at variance with Catholic doctrine.
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