Vatican, US nuns meet after Rome's crackdown

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Vatican, US nuns meet after Rome's crackdown

AP foreign, Tuesday June 12 2012

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is stressing the need for American nuns to faithfully promote age-old church teaching following a high-level meeting over Rome's recent crackdown on the largest umbrella group of U.S. sisters.

Sister Pat Farrell and Sister Janet Mock, respectively president and executive director of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, met Tuesday with the head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal William Levada.

They came to Rome to present their concerns about the Vatican's April decision to overhaul the LCWR, which Levada's office accused of straying from church doctrine and promoting "certain radical feminist themes."

The Vatican said the meeting was conducted in an atmosphere of "openness and cordiality." But it stressed that the LCWR must promote church unity by stressing core church teachings.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/10285363

[cbayer]

1. Open and cordial? I doubt it. Would have loved to have been there.

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. In diplomatic speak, I think "open and cordial" means

they couldn't agree on anything, but at least no-one walked out, or swore at the other side. If it was "frank and cordial", then four-letter words were exchanged.

[cbayer]

3. Lol! I think you are right.

Still would have loved to have been there.

[rug]

4. I hope they met on the ground floor.

[cbayer]

5. Lol! There is a first floor in the Vatican?

You mean the whole place isn't levitated?

[laconicsax]

6. Thanks, now I can post this:

[rug]

7. This one's my favorite.

The cape captures it.

[laconicsax]

8. That's impressive!

His hair reminds me of this:


I wonder what product he uses...