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The Vatican Demands U.S. Nuns Become More Homophobic |
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Written by Instinct Staff |
Thursday, 19 April 2012
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| Tags: the vatican, catholic church, nuns, directive, homophobia, anti-gay, marriage equality, same sex, united states, abortion |
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The Vatican has taken a ruler to the hands of 55,000 Catholic nuns in the United States this week for not being homophobic enough. Details follow.
The Vatican issued a directive to U.S. nuns demanding that they become vocal anti-gay activists. Seattle Archbishop J. Peter Sartain (whom we've written about plenty lately for his war against marriage equality in Washington) will head the initiative.
According to USA Today:
"The current doctrinal and pastoral situation of the LCWR is grave and a matter of serious concern, also given the influence the LCWR exercises on religious congregations in other parts of the world," said the eight-page statement issued by the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which Benedict led for a quarter century before his election. The directive, which follows a two-year investigation by Rome, also comes as the Vatican appeared ready to welcome a controversial right-wing splinter group of Catholic traditionalists back into the fold, possibly by giving the group a special status so that they can continue to espouse their old-line rites and beliefs.
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It added that "crucial" issues like "the church's biblical view of family life and human sexuality, are not part of the LCWR agenda in a way that promotes church teaching. Moreover, occasional public statements by the LCWR that disagree with or challenge positions taken by the bishops, who are the church's authentic teachers of faith and morals, are not compatible with its purpose."
The Vatican also chastised the LCWR (Leadership Conference of Women Religion) for not speaking out strongly enough against women's ordination in the church.
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