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E.T., Phone Rome?

(NPR) Four hundred years after it locked up Galileo for challenging the view that the Earth was the center of the universe, the Vatican has called in experts to study the possibility of … more

By Euripides | 11/11/09 09:36 PM | 665 views | 28 comments

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Why Is Rome Investigating U.S. Nuns? (Sister X's Letter) Pt. 4: The Conclusion

... "Since Rome wants to know about the quality of my life as a religious sister, let me tell you about a common form of liturgical life in my community. At our cemetery we recently observed the … more

By BirchBricker | 10/14/09 10:04 PM | 607 views | 14 comments

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Why Is Rome Investigating U.S. Nuns? (Sister X's Letter) Pt. 3

"... The inquisitorial spirit behind the current initiative contrasts sharply with that taken by Pope John Paul II in the early 1980s, documented in Religious Life in the U.S. Church: The New … more

By BirchBricker | 10/14/09 08:05 AM | 697 views | 19 comments

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Why Is Rome Investigating U.S. Nuns? (Sister X's Letter) Pt. 2

"... The threat of disciplinary action makes it difficult for women religious to speak out on this topic. That is why I am writing anonymously. I happen to trust my local bishop and thank my lucky … more

By BirchBricker | 10/14/09 08:05 AM | 717 views | 6 comments

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Why Is Rome Investigating U.S. Nuns? (Sister X's Letter) Pt.1

"I have been a religious sister for more than thirty years, part of a community that has been active in this country for over a century, and whose work centers on teaching and health care. Our order … more

By BirchBricker | 10/12/09 09:59 PM | 817 views | 24 comments