Fears of Vatican crackdown on 'liberal' US sisters

Roman Catholic sisters in the US will be questioned about their loyalty to church doctrine amid fears of a Vatican crackdown on liberalism in women’s religious communities.

Fears of Vatican crackdown on 'liberal' US sisters

Roman Catholic sisters in the US will be questioned about their loyalty to church doctrine amid fears of a Vatican crackdown on liberalism in women’s religious communities.

The review “is intended as a constructive assessment and an expression of genuine concern for the quality of the life” of around 59,000 US Catholic sisters, according to a Vatican working paper delivered in the past few days to leaders of 341 religious congregations.

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