This Cardinal Disappoints Me

As a thoughtful Catholic, I am once again embarrassed and disappointed to hear that Cardinal Gerhard Mueller, head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith continues his attack on American nuns.  In order manage my bitterness and rage; I prayed the words uttered by Christ, “Father forgive them for they know not what they do”.   Why does Cardinal Mueller continue to press ahead with this nonsensical, wasteful investigation of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR)?    When Cardinal Mueller accuses the nuns of thumbing their noses at the Vatican, I can’t help but picture an immature, arrogant, vindictive man stomping his feet in a futile attempt to maintain his position of power.    Cardinal Mueller made a special point of criticizing the LCWR’s decision to honor Fordham University Theologian, Sister Elizabeth Johnson at their annual assembly this summer in Nashville, Tenn.    This criticism makes me question if Cardinal Mueller actually took the time to read any of Sr. Elizabeth Johnson’s many scholarly works, and if he did, did he fail to comprehend them?  For if he had read, listened to, and understood her enlightened message, he, too, would be praising her as one of the most saintly individuals of our era.   

Photo is my classmate, Pat, from St. Vincent's Hospital School of Nursing greeting the Guest Speaker, Sr. Elizabeth Johnson, at the St. Joseph Provincial House here in Latham, NY  in April 2013