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Op-Ed says Vatican's criticism of sisters is \"a curious move\"

Alice Popovici  |  Aug. 8, 2012

Tobias Winright and John Gehring write in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

The Vatican's decision to pick a high-profile fight with nuns is a curious move. The Catholic Church still is reeling from clergy abuse scandals and faces a disquieting exodus of those baptized into the faith. Nearly 10 percent of U.S. adults are former Catholics — a figure that would make lapsed Catholics the second-largest U.S. denomination.

Read the Op-Ed here [1].

Source URL (retrieved on 05/24/2013 - 10:39): http://ncronline.org/blogs/op-ed-says-vaticans-criticism-sisters-curious-move

Links:
[1] http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/guest-commentary-awaiting-the-vatican/article_1ab16388-57bb-54f1-8cc6-4a533d1180ed.html