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eNewsletter Subject: Speaking Softly to Women Religious

Let me first pause to ask those who have not yet done so to make a year-end contribution to CatholicCulture.org. We must still raise a little over $20,000 to meet our budget for the year! Now on to our new material:

As Phil Lawler points out in On the News, In its showdown with American sisters, the Vatican blinked. But the blink was really a strategic decision on the part of Pope Benedict. The course was already decided before Francis took office.

Of course, you can read the Final Report on the Apostolic Visitation of Institutes of Women Religious in the United States of America for yourself.

Phil also responds to questions and objections raised by readers to his earlier piece condemning torture under all circumstances. See Can torture ever be justified? Round II....

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