Catholic Humor?

If only this was written to be humorous!

The USCCB news service - previously charged with "failure to consistently apply reliably Catholic editorial standards" - in its coverage of the annual LCWR meeting quoted their controversial keynote speaker as follows:

"The official number of women religious in this country might have fallen, but I feel it is safe to say that the number of religious women who are acting out of their faith to serve society is higher than ever before"

Given the facts, it seems impossible to wrap one's mind around that. It seems she's saying that the much larger number of orthodox sisters from previous generations weren't "acting out of their faith to serve society" as well as the much smaller of group of modern dissenting, witchcraft-promoting sisters of today.

But now for the "funny" part (if only it was a joke!). The same speaker says the sisters she spoke with at the conference "did not really understand why the Vatican had requested the apostolic visitation." She said: "Puzzlement is the word" and follows with "Here they are, all day, every day, trying to serve the people of God, and suddenly they feel like they're under investigation."

Gee, can't imagine why the Vatican would investigate a group claiming to be Catholic while promoting liberalism, dissent, radical feminism, anti-clericalism, paganism, New Age practices, witchcraft, and which has discussed "moving beyond the Church, even beyond Jesus."

If it wasn't so sad, it would be funny.

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Rebellious women religious

As previously announced, the Vatican has been conducting a "doctrinal assessment" and visitation of U.S. nuns. For orthodox Catholics familiar with the unprecedented situation of female religious in this country, such news may have brought a huge sigh of relief. It is well known that many "modern" sisters have been rebellious & unorthodox for years. Besides calling into question - or openly protesting - various doctrines of the Church, many of these modern, dissenting "feminist" nuns - who don't seem to want to look like, act like, or think like holy nuns of the past - are known to practice and promote witchcraft. They have also been advancing the occult and harmful New Age practices. Many openly question - or try to force a change in - Church teachings. In fact, simply reading about the state of many female religious communities in this country may turn the stomachs of faithful Catholics. Sadly, the problem is rampant in the American Church.

Unfortunately, however, certain females in religious life are resisting the request that they make a public profession of faith and take an oath of fidelity, even calling such actions "demeaning", "insulting", and "scandalous". Instead, they apparently wish to remain involved in their heresy, disobedience, and other shocking & scandalous behaviors which have engrossed them for decades. It is not yet clear how this matter will be resolved. Even though this investigation is certainly very late in coming, one can hope it won't be a case of "way too little, way too late".

In the meantime, unfortunately, supporters of these women are claiming the oath would make the nuns "slaves of men". They have also called the oath "totalitarian" and have compared the Vatican's request to an "Orwellian nightmare". These supporters seem to find nothing wrong with the nun's practice of witchcraft, their promotion of New Age practices & the occult, their spread of dissent, or their scorning of true Catholic doctrine. They only see a problem with having supposedly Catholic "brides of Christ" make a public profession of faith and take an oath of fidelity. Does anyone else wish we could also get a visitation and "doctrinal assessment" of Catholic laity?

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