Sisters being "silenced" by their superiors

NCR is reporting that sisters who support the Vatican's investigation of female religious orders in the U.S. are being "silenced" by their superiors. One sister who "fully attest[s] to the need for this visitation" said that her community's leaders "want Jesus but not the Church." Some women religious have reportedly been blocked from accessing the Internet "to squelch participation in the visitation." NCR notes that the recently opened online discussion group for sisters who support the visitation had 79 members within just a few weeks.

Liberal sisters have both resisted and publicly criticized the (long overdue!) investigation - some even claim to be "puzzled" by it. However, it is well known that modernist sisters in the U.S. have promoted liberalism, dissent, radical feminism, anti-clericalism, paganism, New Age practices, and witchcraft. Within some circles, there has even been talk of "moving beyond the Church, even beyond Jesus."

The number of female religious in the U.S. has declined by over 50% since the 1960's. However, in contrast to the aging and shrinking liberal communities, the traditional communities are young & flourishing.

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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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