‘The Vatican said Monday that Pope Francis supports the Holy Sees crackdown on the largest umbrella group of U.S. nuns, dimming hopes that a Jesuit pope whose emphasis on the poor mirrored the nuns own social outreach would take a different approach than his predecessor. … Francis has called for a more tender church and one that serves societys poorest — precisely a message American sisters have stressed in their ministry in hospitals, hospices, soup kitchens and schools that serve some of the most marginalized in the U.S.’
Posted on: Wed, 07 May 2014 05:00:00 +0000