UNITED STATES
National Catholic Reporter
by Maureen Fiedler | Apr. 16, 2013
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious has posted a statement from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in which Archbishop Gerhard Müller of the doctrinal congregation said he talked to Pope Francis about the LCWR mandate and claims the pope affirmed it.
I am frankly very skeptical of that information. First, I doubt this issue is on the top of the new pope’s agenda or that he had much knowledge of this when he was an archbishop in Argentina.
And what does “affirm” mean? Affirm what? Some general, vague report? Did Müller give him a full explanation, talk about the opposition to it among U.S. Catholics or give him an outline of the actions proposed? Did he talk about the accusation that says U.S. women religious spend too much time on social justice and not enough on other issues? I frankly doubt the new pope would “affirm” that.
Did he even mention the questions raised by LCWR at the meeting several months ago? I doubt he gave both sides.
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