The Vatican said Monday Pope Francis Holy See against the largest umbrella group of American nun, dimming hopes, a Jesuit papal its emphasis on social advocacy for the poor mirror nuns will take a different approach than his the former.
Vatican last year to implement the position, destruction of the Catholic clergy and homosexuality, while promoting religious teaching "radical feminist theme incompatible with the Catholic faith overhaul determined sisters Women's Leadership Conference. The survey praised the humanitarian work of the nuns, but accusing them of ignoring the key issues, including fighting abortion.
Summit on Monday, met with the prefect of the congregation for the doctrine of faith, Archbishop Gerhard Muller, who is responsible for combating. This is their first meeting since July was appointed Muller.
Muller's office said in a statement, he told the sisters, he discussed the matter with Francis said the Pope has reiterated: "the results of the assessment and reform programs."
The conference, for its part, said the talks were "open and frank" and noted that Muller Francis decided to inform them.
Conference, said: "We pray that these conversations may be effective good of the Church on its website.
The Vatican launched a wave of repression of popular support, including the the parish vigil, protest outside the Washington, DC, the Vatican Embassy, ??the resolution of the U.S. Congress, praised their service to the country and sisters and sisters.
Following the election of Francis, the sisters had expressed the hope that the Jesuit Pope devoted to the poor, and stressed that the message of mercy, rather than condemn, it will take a moderate approach than his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.
Francis had called "tender" church and a society's poorest - it is precisely in their ministry in hospitals, nursing homes, soup kitchens and schools, some of the most marginalized in American society and sisters stressed message
Rev. James Martin, author of the Society of Jesus has been a strong supporter of the American sisters who do not read too much into the Vatican's statement.
He pointed out that Francis first appointed the Vatican bureaucracy pastor Jose Rodriguez Carvalho as the No. 2 in the Vatican, and to all the religious orders. Rodriguez Carvalho had been high above the pope of the same name, St. Francis of Assisi, who is committed to helping the poor, the branch of the establishment of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor.
It would have been unusual Francis undo a process, the work has been for many years, as a Jesus, he is naturally going to sympathize with "members of religious groups facing challenges, such as those represented by the Sisters of the meeting, Martin said.
Due to the imposition of part of the reform, the Vatican appointed Seattle Archbishop Peter Sartain and two other bishops to oversee the constitution rewrite, to review their plans and programs, approved by the speaker, and ensure that the Group follows the Catholic prayer and worship.
This meeting on behalf of about 57,000 sisters, 80% of American nuns. In its view, the Vatican reached a conclusion based on unsubstantiated allegations "defective". "Personnel of the group, said they will participate in the discussion Sartain" as long as possible ", but said they would not compromise their group task.
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