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September 10, 2013
IN THE CHURCH/NATION/STATE
The Valley Catholic
LCWR leaders say they hope for continued dialogue on Vatican assessment
ORLANDO, Fla. (CNS) — Members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious announced Aug. 19 at the close of their assembly and national board meeting in Orlando that they were pleased with dialogue they had with the Church official appointed to oversee their organization as part of a Vatican assessment and hoped for “continued conversations of this depth.” During the gathering women Religious met with Archbishop J. Peter Sartain of Seattle, appointed by the Vatican doctrinal congregation last year to oversee a reform of LCWR. The Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said a reform of LCWR was needed to ensure its ?delity to Catholic teaching in areas including abortion, euthanasia, women’s ordination and homosexuality. In a statement released Aug. 19, the Sisters said the discussion with the archbishop gave them “hope that continued conversations of this depth will lead to a resolution of this situation that maintains the integrity of LCWR and is healthy for the whole Church.” Archbishop Sartain addressed the assembly of 825 participants, met members and heard their concerns. LCWR said in its statement that the “session with Archbishop Sartain allowed a profound and honest sharing of views. Clearly, he had been listening intently and heard the concerns and their desire for more information. The extraordinarily rich and deeply reverent conversation during the board meeting gave us a greater understanding of Archbishop Sartain and we believe he now also better understands us.” Franciscan Sister Florence Deacon, outgoing president of LCWR, in her presidential address, presented re?ections on what it means to be a faithful woman of the Church as a framework for a way forward in LCWR’s relationships with Church leaders. Referring to the d ???????????????????????????????????q=???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????M??????Y??????
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