The Plot - written by a Catholic nun

Fick följande brev igår (som även publicerats på annan plats) - mycket intressant!

Detta apropå Vatikanens agerande med bl.a. systravisitationer och nedtystanden av än den ena, än den andra.

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The Plot

I am afraid that I am seeing the first of a multi-pronged front from the Vatican to clinch a hold on American Catholics for good. What do I mean by that? The Vatican and American bishops are attempting to control groups (considered ‘troublesome’) within the United States—in order to prevent what happened in November ‘08, from ever happening again—-that the vast majority of Catholic ignored their bishops and voted the Democratic ticket.

Look for the following to be happening in the following months and next few years:

1) No Catholic university/college will be permitted to have any speaker address the students on any issue without submitting the speaker’s name to the Diocese for approval.

2) No parish or group of parishes (region) will be permitted to have any speaker address any specific group on any topic—unless that speaker’s name is submitted for approval by the Chancery. This is already happening in a number of dioceses—it is certainly happening in mine. I have a dear friend who is a specialist in Bereavement training—hospice—caregivers, etc. He has written books on this subject. And he is a Catholic. But I cannot invite him in to address assembled groups of hospice workers, those in bereavement ministry on the parishes—– because my friend is a member of CTA—Call to Action. The diocese doesn’t care what he good he can do—he belongs to CTA—and he is not welcome.

On the larger American picture, the Vatican and American Bishops are cracking down on one group that they consider very dangerous—-the religious women. Catholic sisters are the most educated group of women in America—all have at least an undergraduate degree, and 97% hold a least one post-graduate degree. The Vatican (along with the American Bishops involved) has:

1) Launched an investigation of women’s apostolic religious communities in America.

2) Launched an investigation of one of the two larger leadership groups (LWCR). The investigation is probing supposed failures by the leadership to actively ‘push’ the bishops’ agenda in the United States. Look for the following outcomes from these investigations:
a) replacement of all leadership members with more conservative leaders.
b) no speaker may address the Sisters for any reason unless the speaker’s name is submitted for approval by the local ordinary. (forget the fact that religious communities are multi-national and are to be the prophetic voice in the church—this will go by the wayside).
c) any sister speaking on any topic that fails to meet the Vatican or Bishops’ approval, will be silenced.
3) Editors of Catholic magazines/websites that don’t follow the norms set for them by the Bishops will be fired.

In other words, folks, the plan is to choke off all commentary, dissent, etc. by the Vatican and American Bishops. The only think that the Vatican and American Bishops don’t control is the Internet.

If the American Catholic Laity are going to be taking the initiative in revitalizing the Church—it is imperative that they are much better organized than they are now.

The Vatican and Bishops certainly have been planning well.

An anonymous (for obvious reasons) Catholic Nun