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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here.  It seems that American bishops are bringing this down on the nuns because of the health care reform issue.  LCWR said it would accept the Obama compromise and that ticked the bishops off.  There are a number of negative blogs written by priests out there against the LCWR.  They are "too liberal" for a lot of priests.  Priests don't mind exploiting that cheap labor though.  I think the whole thing is sad.  I was educated by nuns and didn't experience any of the negative stereotypes that are being promoted now.  I don't think they deserve this public humiliation.  The Church doesn't even care enough about them to have this conversation privately.  For me, there's not much reason to be Catholic now because what I loved about Catholocism was its commitment to social justice.  They've moved from that into all Catholic doctrine all the time and I get tired of their issues with homosexuality, that's all these conservative priests want to focus on.  The priests today just don't seem as intelligent as the ones that taught and were pastors in the 70s.[/quote]

Whoa -- way misinformation being stated here.  The LCWR has been in hot water for at least 10 years regarding their deviations from Catholic theology.  There was nothing stunning or new for the leadership over there.  They haven't changed their ways but perhaps were shocked that the Bishops finally called their bluff publically.   There is a huge division within WR about the LCWR and if they are actually representational of the nuns that we all grew up with in our parishes.  In addition the report clearly mentions that the LCWR has done a lot of work in social justic according to Church teachings.   Those weren't the problems with LCWR.

The Vatican actually established the LCWR so you can look at it like your boss putting you on probatio for years (10 at a minimum), trying to help you to correct your ways then finally having to fire you because you just won't listen.

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What misinformation?  It's my opinion that the US Conference of Bishops decided to bring their wrath down on the nuns thanks to this issue.  The real reasons are unclear because the report is vague and does not offer any evidence to support its conclusions.  You are welcome to your own opinions.  If the USCCB decides to actually share it's evidence and provide specifics, then maybe we can have an informed discussion.  Until then, to me it looks like a witch hunt.[/quote]

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