An investigation had found "serious doctrinal problems which affect many in Consecrated Life".
The Vatican asked American bishops to look at Network's ties to another group of nuns it is reorganizing because of what the church calls "serious doctrinal problems".
The Vatican is reining in the leadership conference that represents 80 percent of American Catholic nuns, accusing the group of "serious doctrinal problems" and promoting "radical feminist themes".
But church members say they anticipate that the decision here could pose doctrinal problems for some Episcopalians who believe that the Bible prohibits homosexuality.
Just 18 months ago, a Vatican report on the largest organization of women's religious orders in the United States declared that there were "serious doctrinal problems which affect many in Consecrated Life".
The Vatican has appointed an American bishop to rein in the largest and most influential group of Catholic nuns in the United States, saying that an investigation found that the group had "serious doctrinal problems".
The Nun Justice Project, made up of several Catholic groups, began coordinating nationwide vigils for nuns after the Vatican reprimanded the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in April for "serious doctrinal problems" that included promoting "radical feminist themes".
Renee's progress is worth celebrating as an example of what nuns actually do day after day, contradicting the Vatican's sweeping accusations of "serious doctrinal problems" and "radical feminist" tendencies among the nation's 57,000 Roman Catholic nuns.
The pope said:For me Romero is a man of God...there are no doctrinal problems and it is very important that the beatification [elevation to blessed status] be done quickly.Two weeks ago the pope rehabilitated a (still living) figure from the era of liberation theology who is in some ways even more controversial.
The president and the executive director of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, which represents about 80 percent of the nation's 57,000 nuns, intend to go to Rome and fully rebut the accusations that the group has "serious doctrinal problems" and a tendency toward "radical feminist themes".
