About 60 Catholic activists marched from Holy Name Cathedral to Cardinal George’s residence as a show of support for the nation’s nuns, whom the Vatican accuses of having serious doctrinal problems.
Chicago is one of more than 50 cities in which similar processions and rallies are taking place this week. Supporters of the nuns say it could trigger the biggest exodus of Catholics from the pews since early in the clergy sex abuse scandal.
The Vatican action comes in the wake of two investigations, launched by Vatican officials in 2008 and 2009, one of which has been completed but not made public. The other, known as a “doctrinal assessment,” concluded that the Leadership Conference has prompted “certain radical feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith.
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