Vatican seeks to clarify review of US sisters amid criticism of secrecy, true aims
Vatican seeks to clarify review of US sisters Congregations, religious schools fall victim to recession; leaders say more losses aheadNEW YORK — Organized religion was already in trouble before the fall of 2008. Denominations were stagnating or shrinking, and congregations across faith groups were fretting about their finances. Catholic sisters asked about fidelity to church teaching, doctrine in sweeping Vatican inquiryA Vatican-ordered investigation into Roman Catholic sisters in the U.S., shrouded in mystery when it was announced seven months ago, is shaping up to be a tough examination of whether women’s religious communities have strayed too far from church teaching. |