Francis Apologises To Roman Rite Nuns
In a December 23 letter to the Old Rite Pontcalec Dominican nuns, France, Francis apologised for the way the Ecclesia Dei Commission - later dissolved by Francis - dealt with them. The nuns, founded …More
In a December 23 letter to the Old Rite Pontcalec Dominican nuns, France, Francis apologised for the way the Ecclesia Dei Commission - later dissolved by Francis - dealt with them.
The nuns, founded in 1943 and recognised in 1964, run five schools. In the letter, read to the nuns on January 28, Francis flatters: “I have personally followed the developments in your situation, because it has become clear to me that, since the beginning of my pontificate, you have not always received adequate support from the authorities of the Holy See who were responsible for looking after you.”
• In 2010, Mother Marie Hyacinthe, then the prioress general, wanted to start the beatification process for the founder, Father Victor-Alain Berto (1900-1968), a brilliant intellectual and personal theologian of Archbishop Lefebvre at Vatican II. But when asked for testimonies, several nuns reported “ambiguous gestures” (whatever that means) Berto made towards them.
• At a 2013 visitation, Ecclesia Dei replaced …More
The nuns, founded in 1943 and recognised in 1964, run five schools. In the letter, read to the nuns on January 28, Francis flatters: “I have personally followed the developments in your situation, because it has become clear to me that, since the beginning of my pontificate, you have not always received adequate support from the authorities of the Holy See who were responsible for looking after you.”
• In 2010, Mother Marie Hyacinthe, then the prioress general, wanted to start the beatification process for the founder, Father Victor-Alain Berto (1900-1968), a brilliant intellectual and personal theologian of Archbishop Lefebvre at Vatican II. But when asked for testimonies, several nuns reported “ambiguous gestures” (whatever that means) Berto made towards them.
• At a 2013 visitation, Ecclesia Dei replaced …More
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Probably one of the few religious Orders of nuns in France that recieve vocations. There are a few affiliated to the SSPX that always have a good flow of vocations. But some Orders which really were huge foundations in Francie and elsewhere pre-Vatican II are now supremely aged communities of radical femminist dissenting nuns. For instance, the Daughters of Wisdom had 5,500 members before Vatican …More
Probably one of the few religious Orders of nuns in France that recieve vocations. There are a few affiliated to the SSPX that always have a good flow of vocations. But some Orders which really were huge foundations in Francie and elsewhere pre-Vatican II are now supremely aged communities of radical femminist dissenting nuns. For instance, the Daughters of Wisdom had 5,500 members before Vatican II--today, 986. The Religious of Our Lady of Retreat in the Cenacle had 2,000 members pre-Vatican II. Today, 340, The Sisters of the Good Shepherd, 12,000 pre-Vatican II, today, 2,811....Sisters of Mary Reparatrix-pre=Vatican II, 2,200...today, 344. Finally, the Religious of the Sacred Heart, founded by St. Madeline Sophie Barat, a nun so holy and who accomplished such great work with her Order that she has her statue in St. Peters.....pre-Vatican II-7,800. Today, 1,700. In all these Orders, the average age of the sisters in between 78-85. This is the legacy of Vatican II......and can be repeated 2,000x order for once great Orders around the world.