{"id":2242,"date":"2009-07-03T14:32:54","date_gmt":"2009-07-03T19:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/2009\/07\/03\/about-time\/"},"modified":"2009-07-03T14:32:54","modified_gmt":"2009-07-03T19:32:54","slug":"about-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2009\/07\/about-time\/","title":{"rendered":"About time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Musings of a Pertinacious Papist posts<\/a> and article by Pieter Vrie from the New Oxford Review (with permission) that has some interesting insights into the apostolic visitation of U.S. women’s religious orders<\/p>\n

That a national leadership conference should be the subject of a doctrinal inquiry by the Holy See is “virtually unprecedented,” says the always informative Vatican insider John L. Allen Jr. (National Catholic Reporter, May 1), because such tasks are commonly left to the competence of national bishops’ conferences. Moreover, that the CDF, the highest doctrinal office in the Church, is spearheading the investigation — as opposed to the CICLSAL, which has jurisdiction over religious orders — suggests that Rome has grave concerns about the theological currents emanating from the LCWR’s assemblies. Here is one instance in which Benedict’s curious selection of William Cardinal Levada as prefect of the CDF will be of benefit: The American cardinal should have no trouble decoding “nuance” in the LCWR material to be scrutinized.<\/p>\n

The rampant dissent in religious orders is not exactly a well kept secret. These religious communities were unable to correct since their leadership had succumbed to the same disease for the most part. The U.S. Bishops also failed to act and to do anything meaningful in this regard. It is too bad the Vatican had to step in and that says a lot.<\/p>\n

Seems a bit blunt, but the truth is often that way. Though we must not forget the blossoming of religious life that are built of rock and not the shaky ground warned about. Where Christ and his Church is loved we have wonderful examples. Or course what is true for religious life is true for all of us. The guilty conscience of the LCWR will decry this as an inquisition, though I am sure wolves aren’t happy either when the shepherds show up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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