Amid Vatican probes, LCWR keynote speaker is papal critic, opponent of partial-birth abortion ban
August 12, 2009
In the midst of two Vatican inquiries-- the Apostolic Visitation of Institutes of Women Religious in the United States, and an investigation by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith into “the tenor and the doctrinal content of various addresses” at its meetings-- the Leadership Conference of Women Religious is featuring Cokie Roberts as the keynote speaker at its annual assembly, which is taking place in New Orleans.
Mrs. Roberts-- who has described Pope Benedict XVI as “really lacking in the theological virtue of charity,” and who has called pro-lifers “extremists”-- is a critic of Catholic teaching on embryonic stem-cell research. Appearing on ABC-TV in 2007, Mrs. Roberts said that she found the federal law against partial-birth abortion “offensive as a woman.”
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Further information:
- 1,500 Catholic sisters convene in New Orleans (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
- Apostolic Visitation of Institutes of Women Religious in the United States
- Catholic Pro-Life Group Upset Cabrini College Awards Pro-Abortion Cokie Roberts (LifeNews.com, Feb 6)
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