Sister Elizabeth Johnson
“Let a female speculate”: Full text of Sister Elizabeth Johnson’s LCWR talk
By David Gibson — August 17, 2014
The Fordham theologian defends her work and the American nuns, and offers reasons for the clash between theologians -- and the sisters -- and the Vatican. Conflict does arise but it can become “a link in the chain of a new process.”
Sister Elizabeth Johnson: ‘The waste of time on this investigation is unconscionable’
By Heidi Hall — August 16, 2014
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) Sister Elizabeth Johnson, a theology professor at Fordham University, accepted a top award from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, and then lambasted U.S. Catholic bishops saying its investigation of the nuns was wasteful.
US nuns to honor feminist theologian while keeping politics at bay
By Heidi Hall — August 15, 2014
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) A top Vatican official warned the nuns in April that honoring Sister Elizabeth Johnson, a longtime Fordham University professor, would be considered provoking the Holy See and U.S. bishops.
Cardinal Kasper, the ‘pope’s theologian,’ downplays Vatican blast at U.S. nuns
By David Gibson — May 6, 2014
NEW YORK (RNS) Just as Pope Francis has downplayed rules and hot-button issues in an effort to widen the church's appeal, Cardinal Walter Kasper has pushed the importance of pastoral flexibility and realism in walking with Catholics throughout their imperfect lives.
Catholic theologians stand up to the Vatican
By Tim Townsend — June 11, 2012
ST. LOUIS (RNS) As Catholic theology has branched out, bishops have struggled to curb theological thinking they consider beyond acceptable boundaries. At the Catholic Theological Society of America meeting, the theologians were girding for a fight. By Tim Townsend.
Vatican censors nun’s book on sexual ethics, and some see a bid to muzzle women’s voices
By Alessandro Speciale — June 4, 2012
VATICAN CITY (RNS) A long-running conflict between the Vatican and American nuns exploded again with the condemnation of a popular book on sexual ethics by Sister Margaret A. Farley, citing problematic passages on homosexuality, divorce and masturbation. By Alessandro Speciale.
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