Archive for July 18th, 2012

This is what accountability looks like…

Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Catholic Bishops, Clergy Sexual Abuse, Voice of the Faithful on July 18, 2012

Orthodox Church in America Dismisses Archbishop for Failing to Remove Rapist Priest

Citing the sex-abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia and at Pennsylvania State University, the Orthodox Church in America has dismissed its presiding archbishop for failing to remove a priest who had raped a woman and been jailed for other violent acts. By David O’Reilly, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 18, 2012

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LCWR leader asks if Catholics can have ‘questioning mind’ | National Catholic Reporter

Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Vatican, Voice of the Faithful on July 18, 2012

National Catholic Reporter’s Joshua J. McElwee covers National Public Radio’s interview of LCWR’s Sister Pat Farrell, which was the subject of one of our posts earlier today.

LCWR leader asks if Catholics can have ‘questioning mind’ | National Catholic Reporter.

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An American Nun Responds to Vatican Criticism

Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Vatican, Voice of the Faithful on July 18, 2012

In April, the Vatican announced that three American bishops (one archbishop and two bishops) would be sent to oversee the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, a member organization founded in 1956 that represents 80 percent of Catholic sisters in the United States, to get them to conform with the teachings of the Church.

On July 17, 2012, Sister Pat Farrell, LCWR president, told Terry Gross, host of Fresh Air on National Public Radio, that the leadership organization is currently gathering the perspectives of all of its members in preparation for its national assembly in August.

An American Nun Responds to Vatican Criticism, Fresh Air, National Public Radio, July 17, 2012

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