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June 13, 2012

U.S. Nuns Meet with Vatican over Political Stances 
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Leaders of the largest group of U.S. Catholic nuns met with Vatican
officials in Rome on Tuesday in a standoff over the nuns' political
stances. The Vatican drew controversy after reprimanding the Leadership
Conference of Women Religious for promoting "radical feminist themes,"
"issues of social justice," and challenging church teachings on
homosexuality and male-only priesthood. Sister Pat Farrell, the head of
the nuns' group, said Tuesday's meeting was constructive.

Pat Farrell: "We are grateful for the opportunity of an open dialogue
and we will...the next step will be that we'll talk to our members to
decide how to proceed from here."

Reporter: "How was the atmosphere during the meeting?"

Pat Farrell: "We had open dialogue."

Reporter: "Are you are going to have another meeting in Rome?"

Pat Farrell: "We are going to take this one step at the time."

 

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