VATICAN CITY
National Catholic Reporter
Joshua J. McElwee | Jun. 12, 2013 NCR Today
Pope Francis’ purported remarks to a group of nuns and priests from Latin America that they should not worry if they found themselves under doctrinal scrutiny were confirmed “in a general sense” by the group Tuesday.
The remarks, made during a June 6 meeting with top officials of the Latin American Conference of Religious (CLAR), have led some to speculate that the pope may be downplaying the role of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
They also came just weeks after doctrinal congregation officials said the pope “reaffirmed” the congregation’s controversial takeover of the main representative group of some 57,000 U.S. sisters, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.
During the meeting, Francis seemed to refer to the Vatican’s move against the U.S. sisters while telling the Latin American delegates not to worry should they find themselves the target of a similar investigation.
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