I
am guilty of instantly running to the defense of American nuns after
the Vatican announced that women religious in the United States had “a prevalence of certain radical feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith.” Like
most people, I remembered American nuns working with the most dejected
among us – helping the poor, the sick, the homeless, and the fringes of
society … and my junior AP English teacher Sr. Lorraine, who was in way
over her head.
But I had forgotten something: The leadership of American nuns in the United States is also no stranger to child sex abuse and cover up. Since 2004, SNAP has been trying to get the Leadership Conference of Religious Women (LCRW) to make some kind of statement on behalf of children who were sexually abused by nuns. There are a number of SNAP members and leaders who were sexually abused by women religious, and many of them feel like their plight is ignored. Eight years later, SNAP has received no response. Victims have been simply shut out of the conversation.
http://theworthyadversary.com/1259-another-disconnect-nuns-sex-abuse-and-vatican-investigations
But I had forgotten something: The leadership of American nuns in the United States is also no stranger to child sex abuse and cover up. Since 2004, SNAP has been trying to get the Leadership Conference of Religious Women (LCRW) to make some kind of statement on behalf of children who were sexually abused by nuns. There are a number of SNAP members and leaders who were sexually abused by women religious, and many of them feel like their plight is ignored. Eight years later, SNAP has received no response. Victims have been simply shut out of the conversation.
http://theworthyadversary.com/1259-another-disconnect-nuns-sex-abuse-and-vatican-investigations