2012-05-21 15:21:36

Pope expresses gratitude to US nuns


May 21, 2012: "I wish to reaffirm my deep gratitude for the example of fidelity and self-sacrifice given by many consecrated women (nuns) in your country," the pontiff said in an address to the visiting U.S. bishops Friday.

It may be recalled that a report was issued earlier this month after a Vatican investigation determined that the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), whose 1,500 members represent some 80 per cent of American nuns, had "serious doctrinal problems" and promoted "radical feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith".

While referring to the hurt felt by many nuns after the report was issued last month, he said that this moment of discernment will bear abundant spiritual fruit for the revitalisation and strengthening of their communities in fidelity to Christ and the Church.

"The urgent need in our own time for credible and attractive witnesses to the redemptive and transformative power of the Gospel makes it essential to recapture a sense of the sublime dignity and beauty of the consecrated life ..." the pope said.









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