I had to go back to each of the links previously listed in this thread.
The first two links are about the sister herself and give her order as the Sisters for a Christian Community.
My statement was based on the 2 links found in post #14 which talks of dissident orders and includes the Sisters for a Christian Community and the Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters.
What I want to avoid is anything that leads to gossip, or provides scandal to what may be a legitimate order.
In the first articles we find a nun who is acting with the approval of her bishop. Her activity can very well be a vehicle for evangelization.
St. Francis established an order with far fewer rules and much less structure than that of St. Benedict. How loose the rules, and whether or not the nuns wear or do not wear habits is not an indication of their legitimacy.
If the activities of the order are in fact contrary to Catholic teaching, if we accept the Times article about the Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters, then we cannot say that they are a religious order in the true sense of the word.
There was a time when women, nuns and lay persons alike, were limited in the activities and professions they pursued. Pre-Vatican II nuns are generally depicted in the role of teacher or nurse. We no longer see nuns wearing Dutch hats as in The Flying Nun.
We do see doctors, canonical lawyers, administrators, and counselors who are also members of religious communities.
I agree with Puzzleannie=Not our concern.
Side note: Vatican II documents on religious life address issues of concern such as how and when the LOTH should be prayed. Pope Benedict XVI has already initiated an investigation of religious communities in the US. Let’s leave this issue where it belongs.
