Roman Catholic Womenpriests : "Under Fire Women Religious Leaders Gather in New Orleans" article on NCR Online

"Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Mary Daniel Turner, long respected for her scholarship and thoughtful perspectives on religious life, said tensions between the Vatican and the women religious of America date back at least to the 1950s “when we [the congregations] began to see we shared a common vision. 'At the heart it is hard for Rome to understand us as moral agents in our own right.'”
http://ncronline.org/news/women/under-fire-women-religious-leaders-gather-new-orleans
It is my hope that the Leadership Conference of Women Relgious refuses to participate in their own oppression. How can anyone submit to a report that reflects an abuse of power that is not transparent and accountable to the people of God? Mother Clare's report goes directly to the Vatican. Neither the sisters, nor their leaders even sees it.
Sounds like a return to the Inquisition to me, Sisters. We need your prophetic voices to speak truth to power as you have so often done in your past history.
Bridget Mary Meehan